A town in the territory of Reuben, and later of Moab; also known as Beth-Meon, Beth-Baal-Meon, and Beon.
About Baal-meon
A city in northern Moab given to the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 32:38; 1 Chronicles 5:8).
It is called Beth-baal-meon in Joshua 13:17, Beth-meon in Jeremiah 48:23, and Beon in Numbers 32:3. In around 830 BC it was owned by Mesha, the king of Moab. By the sixth century BC, it was still owned by the Moabites (Jeremiah 48:23; Ezekiel 25:9). It may have briefly been in Israelite possession during the eighth century BC.
Key References
as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,
All Scripture References (6)
Numbers (2)
“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
Joshua (1)
to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
1 Chronicles (1)
and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
Jeremiah (1)
upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,
Ezekiel (1)
therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land.