Encyclopedia of The Bible – Baal-Gad
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Baal-Gad

BAAL-GAD bāl găd’ (בַּ֤עַל֙ גָּד׃֙, Baal of Fortune). This place was the northern extremity of Joshua’s conquests (Josh 11:17; 12:7; 13:5). The exact location is unknown, but it is somewhere between Mt. Lebanon and Mt. Hermon prob. near the modern town of Hāsbeiya. The site should be near the Damascus road on the NW slope of Mt. Hermon. Tell haush, seven and a half m. N of Hasbeiya has been identified as a possible site.