Bible Location
Meaning: her idol; she that is governed or subdued; a spouse · 3 cross references · Modern-day map available
Baalah is the older or alternate name of Kiriath-jearim on Judah's northern border. It is important because it preserves an earlier identity for a place later associated with the ark. First appears in Josh 15:9.1
Place meaning
her idol; she that is governed or subdued; a spouse
Coordinates
31.77, 34.99
First appears
Josh 15:9
AI summary: Baalah is significant because it shows how one location could carry older Canaanite naming alongside later Israelite memory. The boundary references identify the site geographically, while the connection to Kiriath-jearim links it to a place that later became important in the ark narrative. The cross references present Baalah as an older border-town name preserved within Israel's territorial and sacred history.1
Place meaning
her idol; she that is governed or subdued; a spouse
Latitude
31.77
Longitude
34.99
Bible references
3
A city on the northern border of the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15:10), called also Kirjath-jearim, q.v. (15:9; 1 Chr. 13:6), now Kuriet-el-Enab, or as some think, ‘Erma. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.