Baal-meon

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A biblical name, Baal-meon, meaning Lord of Dwelling, was the name of a town of Reuben, that some have identified as modern-day Ma`in in Jordan. It was allegedly the birthplace of the prophet Elisha.[1] It appears in the stela of Mesha, king of Moab, who seized it in the 9th century.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Karel van der Toorn; Pieter Willem van der Horst; Bob Becking (1999). Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. Wm. B. Eerdmans. p. 147. ISBN 0802824919.
  2. ^ Robert Delsnyder (2000). "Baal-meon". In David Noel Freedman (ed.). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. W.B. Eerdmans. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-8028-2400-4.