Bible Location
Meaning: an eminence or high place · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
This Bamah entry is better understood as the term for a high place rather than a normal town-name. It is important because the prophetic use turns topography into a critique of idolatrous worship. First appears in Ezek 20:29.1
Place meaning
an eminence or high place
Coordinates
31.85, 35.18
First appears
Ezek 20:29
AI summary: Bamah matters because the very word points to elevated cultic sites. In Ezekiel it becomes part of the exposing and condemning of false worship spread across the land.1
Place meaning
an eminence or high place
Latitude
31.85
Longitude
35.18
Bible references
1
A height, a name used simply to denote a high place where the Jews worshipped idols (Ezek. 20:29). The plural is translated “high places” in Num. 22:41 and Ezek. 36:2. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Ezek |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
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.