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Baal Perazim
BAAL PERAZIM (bā'ăl pē-rā'zĭm, Heb. ba‘al perātsîm, Baal of the breaking through). A place near the Valley of Rephaim where David had a great God-given victory over the Philistines (
BAAL-PERAZIM bāl pĭ rā’ zĭm (בַּֽעַל־פְּרָצִים, possessor of breaches or Baal of Perazim). A name given to the place where David smote the Philistines after he was made the king of Israel (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
ba-al-pe-ra’-zim, ba-al-per’-azim ba`al peratsim; Baal’pharasein, ("the lord of breakings through"): The spot in or near the Valley of Rephaim where David obtained a signal victory over the Philistines; it was higher than Jerusalem for David asked, "Shall I go up against the Philis?" (
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PERAZIM (mount) pĕ rā’ zĭm (הַר־פְּרָצִים, mountain of breaches; LXX ὄρος ἀσεβω̂ν, mountain of ungodliness). A mountain mentioned by Isaiah (28:21) to illustrate God’s rising against the scoffers in Jerusalem. Perhaps it is the Baal-perazim of