A biblical name, Baal-meon ( Hebrew: בַּעַל מְעוֹן, lit. ''lord ( ba'al) of dwelling''), was the name of a town of Reuben, that some have identified as modern-day Ma'in in Jordan. It was allegedly the birthplace of the prophet Elisha. [1]
Ba'al Meon is mentioned in the Stele of Mesha, a 9th-century king of Moab, who claimed to have seized it. [2] A place with the same name is also referenced in the Samaria Ostraca, suggesting the possibility that the town was later reclaimed by the Israelites. [3]
The town is referenced in Jeremiah's prophecy concerning Moab, indicating he knew it as a Moabite town ( Jeremiah 48:23). [3]
A biblical name, Baal-meon ( Hebrew: בַּעַל מְעוֹן, lit. ''lord ( ba'al) of dwelling''), was the name of a town of Reuben, that some have identified as modern-day Ma'in in Jordan. It was allegedly the birthplace of the prophet Elisha. [1]
Ba'al Meon is mentioned in the Stele of Mesha, a 9th-century king of Moab, who claimed to have seized it. [2] A place with the same name is also referenced in the Samaria Ostraca, suggesting the possibility that the town was later reclaimed by the Israelites. [3]
The town is referenced in Jeremiah's prophecy concerning Moab, indicating he knew it as a Moabite town ( Jeremiah 48:23). [3]