Baal-hermon

Baal-Hermon in the Topics

Lord of Hermon. (1.) A city near Mount Hermon inhabited by the Ephraimites (1 Chr 5:23). Probably identical with Baal-gad (Josh 11:17).

(2.) A mountain east of Lebanon (Judg 3:3). Probably it may be the same as Mount Hermon, or one of its three peaks.

Named in the Bible

2 verses

  • Judges 3:3 Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
  • 1 Chronicles 5:23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.