An area near the Israelites’ camp just before they crossed the Red Sea (Exodus 14:2, 9; Numbers 33:7). The exact location of Baal-zephon is unknown but probably was in northeast Egypt. The name means “lord of the north,” and a shrine to a Semitic deity was probably located there. The god Baal-zephon is mentioned in Ugaritic, Egyptian, and Phoenician writings as a sea and storm god.
Baal-Zephon
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.