The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Baalath-Beer

ba'-a-lath-be'-er ba`alath be'er "lady (mistress) of the well"; (Jos 19:8 (in 1Ch 4:33, Baal)): In Jos this place is designated "Ramah of the South," i.e. of the Negeb, while in 1Sa 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.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.