Gur Baal
구르바알
2 Chronicles 26:7 says the Arabians against whom Uzziah was helped lived in Gur Baal.
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- 2CH 26:6–8, engwebp
6He went out and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
7God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim.
8The Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah. His name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt, for he grew exceedingly strong.
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Geographic sources & candidates
Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Gurbaal” by name and 1 shared verse. The leading identification is in Edom (confidence 615 of 1000). The dataset gives no point for it, only the region, river or route it lies in or along, so no point is drawn for it.
AI-assisted source review; human approval pending, 2026-09-29
- in Edom
OpenBible.info confidence 615 of 1000 (current scholarship)
30.74584, 35.60392
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Gurbaal” (CC BY 4.0)
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God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Gur Baal (place-gur-baal) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/gur-baal Current wording: 2 Chronicles 26:7 says the Arabians against whom Uzziah was helped lived in Gur Baal. Cited evidence: 2CH 26:6–8, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.