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Nazareth April 28th 1839David Roberts (artist), Louis Haghe (lithographer) · 1842

Baal Tamar

בַּעַל תָּמָר/BAY-uhl TAY-mar/

“Lord of the palm tree”

Summary

A place near Gibeah in Benjamin where Israel assembled against the Benjamites.

☩Battle Site

Baal-tamar ('lord of the palm tree') was the staging ground where the Israelite army assembled before their final attack against Gibeah during the war against Benjamin. It was likely named for a sanctuary of Baal marked by a palm tree, possibly associated with the palm tree of Deborah in the same region.

Key verses:Judges 20:33

Related Verses1 mention

Judges· 1 verse

20:33

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Baal-tamar," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Baal Tamar," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).