Biblical place

Where was Baal-meon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ma‘in.

First appears in Numbers 32:38 · 4 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Lord of dwelling, a town of Reuben (Num. 32:38), called also Beth-meon (Jer. 48:23) and Beth-baal-meon (Josh. 13:17). It is supposed to have been the birth-place of Elisha. Modern identification: Ma‘in.

Baal-meon is represented in the local geography layer as Ma‘in. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 32:38 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 50 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Baal-meon today

Travel to Baal-meon, the modern-day Ma‘in.

Baal-meon is commonly identified with Ma‘in, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Baal-meon is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Ma‘in

31.680°N · 35.735°E

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