Bible Dictionary

Baal-tamar

Lord of palm trees, a place in the tribe of Benjamin near Gibeah of Saul (Judg. 20:33). It was one of the sanctuaries or groves of Baal. Probably the palm tree of Deborah (Judg. 4:5) is alluded to in…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Lord of palm trees, a place in the tribe of Benjamin near Gibeah of Saul (Judg. 20:33). It was one of the sanctuaries or groves of Baal. Probably the palm tree of Deborah (Judg. 4:5) is alluded to in the name.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

BA'AL-TA'MAR (lord of palm trees), a place near Gibeah, Jud 20:33; possibly the same as the palm tree of Deborah, Jud 4:5, and known later as Beth-tamar.

Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)

master of the palm-tree