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Gur-baal

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Easton's 1897ISBE 19151 verse reference

Easton's 1897

Sojourn of Baal, a place in Arabia (2 Chr. 26:7) where there was probably a temple of Baal.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

ISBE 1915

gur-ba'-al (gur ba`-al): The residence of certain Arabs against whom God helped Uzziah, king of Judah (2Ch 26:7). Its mention immediately after the Philistines may have suggested the "Gerar" of the Targum. Association with the Meunim points to the East. It may be taken as certain that Jebel Neby Harun, near Petra, has always been crowned by a sanctuary. This may have been "the dwelling place of Baal"; or, accepting Kittel's emendation (Tur ba`al), "the rock" or "mountain of Baal." The Arabs probably dwelt in the region before the days of Petra (EB, under the word)

W. Ewing

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

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