Baale of Judah, meaning "lords of Judah"Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Baale of Judah." Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. or "citizens of Judah"Gesenius, Wilhelm, translated by Samuel Prideaux Tregelles. A Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon of the Old Testament Scriptures (1857), entry Beth Ayin Lamed. was a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem.2 Samuel 6:2 In 1 Chronicles 13:6, the city is called Kirjath-jearim.1 Chronicles 13:6 According to Wilhelm Gesenius, the town of Baale of Judah is referred to not only as Kirjath-Jearim but also as Baalah.Gesenius, Wilhelm, translated by Samuel Prideaux Tregelles. A Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon of the Old Testament Scriptures (1857), entry Beth Ayin Lamed.
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