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Baalath-beer
This city is mentioned in the book of Joshua.
and all the villages which were around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families. —Joshua 19:8
This Baalah is probably the same as Baal, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:33, a city of the Tribe of Simeon.
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Article Version: January 28, 2026