Bamah
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A height, a name used simply to denote a high place where the Jews worshipped idols (Ezek 20:29). The plural is translated “high places” in Num 22:41 and Ezek 36:2.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ba'-ma, ba'-ma (bamah, "high place"): The word appears in Ezek 20:29 where reference is made to former "high-place worship," the prophet speaking with contempt of such manner of worship. Ewald suggests a play of words, ba', "come" and mah, "what," "what (mah) is the high place (ba-mah) whereunto ye come (ba')?" It is possible that reference is made to a prominent high place like the one at Gibeon (compare 1 Kgs 3:4; 1 Chr 16:39; 1 Chr 21:29; 1 Chr 21:2) for which the name "Bamah" was retained after the reform mentioned by the prophet.
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Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).