Baal-meon

A Biblical name, Baal-meon, meaning Lord of Dwelling, was the name of a town of Reuben, that some have identified as modern-day M'ain in Israel. It was allegedly the birthplace of the prophet Elisha.[1]

References

  1. ^ Karel van der Toorn, Pieter Willem van der Horst, Bob Becking (1999). Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. Wm. B. Eerdmans. ISBN 0802824919. http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0802824919&id=yCkRz5pfxz0C&pg=RA13-PA147&lpg=RA13-PA147&ots=aEsreXr51r&dq=Baal-meon&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=hdQYeYkl6vg64dSR1DrTyKyWzr4.