baalah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
baalah in Easton's Bible Dictionary
mistress; city. (1.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:29), elsewhere called Balah (Josh. 19:3) and Bilhah (1 Chr. 4:29). Now Khurbet Zebalah. (2.) A city on the northern border of the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15:10), called also Kirjath-jearim, q.v. (15:9; 1 Chr. 13:6), now Kuriet-el-Enab, or as some think, 'Erma. (3.) A mountain on the north-western boundary of Judah and Dan (Josh. 15:11).
baalah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
[BAAL, NO. 2]
baalah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
BA'ALAH (mistress). 1. Another name for Kirjath-jearim, Josh 15:9-10, and for Baale of Judah, 2 Sam 6:2, and for Kirjath-Baal in Judah. Josh 15:60; Josh 18:14. See Kirjath-jearim. 2. A place in Judah, Josh 15:29, the same as Balah, Josh 19:3, and Bilhah, 1 Chr 4:29 now Dier-el-Belak, near Gaza, 1. Ba'alah, Mount. Josh 16:11. Either the same as No. 1, or possibly a mountain in the north-western part of Judah.
baalah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
("the owner of a multitude".) Tthe sun god, and a city where Solomon had a vineyard with a multitude of vines. In Mount Ephraim, not far N. of Samaria (compare Isaiah 28:1; Song of Solomon 8:11).