HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1088
בָּלָה
ba.lah — Balah
§ Balah = "waxed old" a place in Simeon
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Balah
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Historical dictionary entry
A city in the tribe of Simeon (Josh. 19:3), elsewhere called Bilhah (1 Chr. 4:29) and Baalah (Josh. 15:29).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.