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Baal-gad

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Baal-gad [Jos 11:17 ; Jos 12:7 ; Jos 13:5 ], i Libanons dal i foden af Hermonbjerget. Der var uden tvivl en helligdom for Baal, som blev kaldt Gad [= lykke]. Baal-gad = Baal af lykke, eller Gad er herren.

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Baal-gad

lord of fortune, or troop of Baal, a Canaanite city in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon, hence called Baal-hermon (Judg 3:3; 1Chr 5:23), near the source of the Jordan (Josh 13:5; 11:17; 12:7). It was the most northern point to which Joshua's conquests extended. It probably derived its name from the worship of Baal. Its modern representative is Banias. Some have supposed it to be the same as Baalbec.

EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary