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The term "zephon" suggests a connection to the north or hidden places, indicating a specific aspect or manifestation of Baal worshiped in this region.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b> <br>Baal-zephon is mentioned in the context of the Exodus narrative. In <a href="/exodus/14.htm">Exodus 14:1-2</a> , the Lord instructs Moses: "Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; you are to camp by the sea directly opposite Baal-zephon." This location is significant as it marks the site where the Israelites encamped before the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea.<br><br><b>Historical and Geographical Context:</b> <br>Baal-zephon was likely a site of worship dedicated to the Canaanite god Baal, who was revered in various forms throughout the ancient Near East. The location is thought to be near the northern end of the Gulf of Suez, although its precise location remains uncertain. The mention of Baal-zephon in the Exodus account suggests it was a well-known landmark or sanctuary at the time.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b> <br>The mention of Baal-zephon in the Exodus narrative underscores the power and sovereignty of the God of Israel over the gods of the surrounding nations. By leading the Israelites to camp opposite Baal-zephon, God sets the stage for a dramatic demonstration of His supremacy. The subsequent parting of the Red Sea and the destruction of the Egyptian army serve as a powerful testament to God's ability to deliver His people and triumph over pagan deities.<br><br><b>Cultural and Religious Implications:</b> <br>Baal-zephon's inclusion in the biblical text highlights the pervasive influence of Canaanite religion in the ancient Near East. The Israelites' encounter with Baal-zephon serves as a reminder of the constant temptation to syncretize with surrounding cultures and the need for steadfast devotion to the one true God. The narrative reinforces the theme of God's deliverance and the futility of idolatry.<br><br><b>Archaeological Insights:</b> <br>While no definitive archaeological evidence has been found to pinpoint the exact location of Baal-zephon, the site is believed to have been a significant religious center in the region. Artifacts and inscriptions related to Baal worship have been discovered in various locations throughout the Levant, providing insight into the widespread veneration of this deity and the cultural milieu in which the Israelites lived.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>Baal-zephon serves as a geographical and theological marker in the Exodus account, symbolizing the confrontation between the God of Israel and the gods of Egypt. Its mention in the biblical text invites reflection on God's power, faithfulness, and the call to exclusive worship amidst a world of competing allegiances.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Baal-Zephon</span><p>the idol or possession of the north; hidden; secret<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Baal-Zephon</span><p>A town in Egypt, probably near the modern Suez. Its location is unknown, as are the details of the route of the Hebrews on leaving Egypt. They encamped "over against" and "before" Baal-zephon before crossing the Red Sea. <a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Exodus 14:2</a>; <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Numbers 33:7</a>. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Baal of the north, an Egyptian town on the shores of the Gulf of Suez (<a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Exodus 14:2</a>; <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Numbers 33:7</a>), over against which the children of Israel encamped before they crossed the Red Sea. It is probably to be identified with the modern Jebel Deraj or Kulalah, on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez. Baal-zapuna of the Egyptians was a place of worship. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">BAAL-ZEPHON</span><p>ba-al-ze'-fon ba`al tsephon; Beelsepphon; (<a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Exodus 14:2, 9</a> <a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Numbers 33:7</a>): The name means "Lord of the North," and the place was opposite the Hebrew camp, which was between Migdol and the sea. It may have been the shrine of a Semitic deity, but the position is unknown (see EXODUS). Goodwin (see Brugsch, Hist. Egt., II, 363) found the name Baali-Zapuna as that of a god mentioned in an Egyptian papyrus in the British Museum.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1189.htm"><span class="l">1189. Baal Tsephon -- "Baal of winter," a place in Egypt</span></a><br><b>...</b> "Baal of winter," a place in Egypt. Transliteration: Baal Tsephon Phonetic Spelling:<br> (bah'-al tsef-one') Short Definition: <b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1189.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xliv_the_way_to.htm"><span class="l">The Way to the Sea</span></a> <br><b>...</b> for the night. It was twenty-five miles from that point to <b>Baal</b>-<b>Zephon</b><br> or the hill before which Israel had camped. The fugitives <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xliv the way to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_2_1856/israel_at_the_red_sea.htm"><span class="l">Israel at the Red Sea</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to pass that the Lord led the children of Israel about, through the way of the<br> wilderness of the Red Sea, till they arrived over against <b>Baalzephon</b>, where on <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/israel at the red sea.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/list_of_characters_and_places.htm"><span class="l">List of Characters and Places</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>Baal</b>-<b>Zephon</b>,"Bay'-al-Zee'-phon, a hill at the northern end of the Red Sea.<br> Bast,"Bahst, the cat-headed goddess, patron deity of Bubastis. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/list of characters and places.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_6/chapter_iiithe_hebrews_and_the.htm"><span class="l">The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus</span></a> <br><b>...</b> give the name of a goddess, Agana- Zaphon, the second part of which recalls the<br> name of <b>Baal</b>- <b>Zephon</b>. <b>...</b> Marna, "our lord," is mentioned alongside <b>Baalzephon</b> in a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/baalzephon.htm"><span class="l"><b>Baalzephon</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Baal-zapuna of the Egyptians was a place of worship. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.<br><b>BAAL</b>-<b>ZEPHON</b>. <b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Baalzephon</b> (3 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baalzephon.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/baal-zephon.htm"><span class="l"><b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b>. <b>Baalzephon</b>, <b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b>. Ba'al-ze'phon . Easton's Bible Dictionary <b>...</b> <br><b>Baalzephon</b>, <b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b>. Ba'al-ze'phon . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baal-zephon.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pihahiroth.htm"><span class="l">Pihahiroth (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> placed a watchtower. Pi-Hahiroth is between this point and the Sea and<br><b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b> near the opposite eastern shore. This puts Pi <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pihahiroth.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pi-hahiroth.htm"><span class="l">Pi-hahiroth (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> placed a watchtower. Pi-Hahiroth is between this point and the Sea and<br><b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b> near the opposite eastern shore. This puts Pi <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pi-hahiroth.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/ba'al-ze'phon.htm"><span class="l">Ba'al-ze'phon (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ba'al-ze'phon. <b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b>, Ba'al-ze'phon. Baana . Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br> (See RSV). <b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b>, Ba'al-ze'phon. Baana . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/ba'al-ze'phon.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zephon.htm"><span class="l">Zephon (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NIV). Exodus 14:2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and<br> encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before <b>Baal</b><b>Zephon</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zephon.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pi.htm"><span class="l">Pi (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 14:2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before<br> Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before <b>Baal</b><b>Zephon</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pi.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/migdol.htm"><span class="l">Migdol (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> from Etham after they had "turned" (apparently to the South), is defined as `facing<br> Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against <b>Baal</b>-<b>zephon</b>.' It is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/migdol.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hahiroth.htm"><span class="l">Hahiroth (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 14:2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before<br> Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before <b>Baal</b><b>Zephon</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hahiroth.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Baal-Peor.html">What was Baal Peor in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/who-Baal.html">Who was Baal? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Baal-and-Asherah.html">Why was the worship of Baal and Asherah a constant struggle for the Israelites? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Baal-zephon (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Exodus 14:2</a></span><br />Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before <span class="boldtext">Baal-zephon</span>: over against it shall ye encamp by the sea. <br /><span class="source">(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/14-9.htm">Exodus 14:9</a></span><br />And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before <span class="boldtext">Baal-zephon</span>. <br /><span class="source">(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Numbers 33:7</a></span><br />And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pihahiroth, which is before <span class="boldtext">Baal-zephon</span>: and they encamped before Migdol. <br /><span class="source">(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/baal-zephon.htm">Baal-Zephon</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/b/baal-zephon--an_egyptian_city_on_the_red_sea.htm">Baal-Zephon: An Egyptian City on the Red Sea</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/baal-zephon.htm">Baal-zephon (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/baana.htm">Baana (3 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/b/baalzephon.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Baalzephon"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Baalzephon" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/b/ba'al-ze'phon.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ba'al-ze'phon"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ba'al-ze'phon" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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