Bible Dictionary
Bamothbaal
Bamothbaal was a Moabite sanctuary or high place dedicated to Baal, probably the same place called Bamoth in the account of Israel’s journey.
Definition
Bamothbaal means “heights of Baal” and was a sanctuary or high place of Baal in Moab. It is probably the place referred to in the shorter form Bamoth.
Biblical Usage
The name is connected with Moabite worship and with the places mentioned in the accounts of Israel’s journey and Isaiah’s prophecy against Moab.
Historical Background
It was probably Bamoth-in-the-ravine, though the supplied material presents this as an identification rather than a certainty.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(heights of Baal), a sanctuary of Baal in the country of Moab (Joshua 13:17) which is probably mentioned in (Numbers 21:19) under the shorter form of Bamoth, or Bamoth-in-the-ravine (20), and again in (Isaiah 15:2)