Baal Zephon
בַּעַל צְפוֹן/BAY-uhl ZEE-fon/
“Lord of the north, or watchtower”
☩Location at the Exodus
Baal-zephon was a place on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez, near where Israel encamped before Pharaoh's army overtook them. The Israelites were instructed to camp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal-zephon. The name may indicate a sanctuary of Baal or a watchtower.
Key verses:Exodus 14:2Exodus 14:9Numbers 33:7
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Baal-Zephon," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Baal Zephon," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).