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 Jud 3:3
1Ch 5:23 near the source of the Jordan Jos 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.
See BAALBEC 23386
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