Place Old Testament
Baal-meon
Also known as Baal-meon =ESV, KJV; Baal Meon =NIV, Beth, -baal-meon =ESV, KJV; Beth, Baal Meon =NIV, Beth-meon =ESV, KJV; Beth Meon =NIV, Beon
Baal-meon (Beth-baal-meon, Beth-meon, or Beon) was a Moabite town, allotted to Reuben, but later retaken by Moab. Mentioned in 6 verses across 5 books, first at Numbers 32:3.
Why it matters. Moabite town, allotted to Reuben, later retaken by Moab.
- Location
- 31.679, 35.735 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Baal-meon
Baal-meon, also known as Beth-baal-meon, Beth-meon, or Beon, was a town originally inhabited by the Moabites. During the Israelite conquest of Canaan, the town was allotted to the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 32:38; Joshua 13:17). The Reubenites rebuilt the city and renamed it, possibly to remove its association with the Canaanite deity Baal (Numbers 32:38). However, the town later reverted to Moabite control, as evidenced by its mention in the prophecies against Moab (Jeremiah 48:23; Ezk.25.9). The town was located in the territory of the Moabites, east of the Dead Sea (Numbers 32:3). Baal-meon was likely situated near the border between Moab and Reuben's territory, as it was mentioned in the context of the Reubenite settlements (1Ch.5.8).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 6 verses across 5 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.