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Baalah Mount

Mount Baalah marked the northern boundary of Judah's territory. (Joshua 15:11) Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:11.

Why it matters. Mountain marking the northern boundary of Judah.

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Location
31.866, 34.747 (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 Baalah Mount

Mount Baalah is mentioned in Joshua 15:11 as a landmark along the northern border of the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah. The verse describes the border as passing north of Mount Baalah before proceeding to Jabneel. The exact location of Mount Baalah is uncertain, but based on the description of the border, it was likely situated in the Shephelah region, west of Jerusalem.

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 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Place. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.