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Baal-gad (settlement)

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A place mentioned in the Bible

Names

  • Hebrew: בעל גד = BʿL GD 1
  • Latin: Baalgad 2

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Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela 1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907
Events mentioned by Burchard of Mount Sion 2 c.1280c.128414th C1864

Sources

  • 1Baal-Gad: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 27 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 2Baalgad: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), III 8. [Latin].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, Liran Yadgar, and Margaret Gaida, “Baal-gad” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/17663.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; place categorization; abstract; Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue; and matching from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
  • Liran Yadgar: categorization, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Margaret Gaida: categorization from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
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