Topic
Gur-baal
1 passage cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Chronicles 26:7Easton · ISBE · Nave A town between Canaan and Arabia
And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Mehunims.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Sojourn of Baal, a place in Arabia (2 Chr. 26:7) where there was probably a temple of Baal.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
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
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A town between Canaan and Arabia 2Ch 26:7
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.