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Balah

Balah was a town allotted to the tribe of Simeon. (Joshua 19:3) Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 19:3.

Why it matters. Town allotted to the tribe of Simeon.

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Location
31.245, 34.841 (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 Balah

Balah is mentioned in Joshua 19:3 as one of the towns allotted to the tribe of Simeon within the inheritance of Judah. It is listed along with other towns such as Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar-shual.

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.

  • Joshua (1 verse)

    19:3

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