|Easton's Bible Dictionary| Baalah of the well, (Joshua 19:8,
probably the same as Baal, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:33, a
city of Simeon. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ba'-a-lath-
be'-er ba`alath be'er "lady (mistress) of the well"; (Joshua
19:8 (in 1 Chronicles 4:33, Baal)): In Jos this place is
designated "Ramah of the South," i.e. of the Negeb, while in 1
Samuel 30:27 it is described as Ramoth of the Negeb. It must
have been a prominent hill (ramah = "height") in the far south
of the Negeb and near a well be'er. The site is unknown though
Conder suggests that the shrine Kubbet el Baul may retain the
old name. Baalath-beer (2 Occurrences) Joshua 19:8 and all the
villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer,
Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of Simeon according to their families. (ASV BBE DBY JPS
WBS YLT NAS) 1 Chronicles 4:33 And all the small places round
these towns, as far as Baalath-beer, the high place of the
South. These were their living-places