Bible Person
Meaning: master; lord · Male · 2 cross references
This Baal entry refers to the Benjaminite son of Jehiel in the Gibeonite genealogies, not to the pagan deity commonly called Baal. He belongs to the tribal family structure preserved around Benjamin and Gibeon. First appears in 1 Chr 8:30.1
AI summary: This Baal matters because the cross references place him within the repeated genealogical framework that stabilizes Benjamin's internal houses. The name can sound jarring to later readers, but here it functions simply as part of the tribe's inherited family memory. Taken together, the material presents this Baal as a Benjaminite genealogical figure whose place supports the continuity of tribal record.1
Central Figure
Baal
Meaning: master; lord
A Benjamite, son of Jehiel, the progenitor of the Gibeonites (1 Chr.
Siblings
A Benjamite, son of Jehiel, the progenitor of the Gibeonites (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36). 3
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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.