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ing to the Talmud (Sanh. 12a) the fruits of the earth nowhere ripened so quickly. It is called by Eusebius Baithsarith (Jerome "Bethsalisa"), and located 15 miles North of Diospolis (Lydda).
Where is Baal-shalishah in the Bible?
Baal-shalishah was a biblical location in ancient Israel, situated approximately 15 miles north of Diospolis (modern-day Lydda) in the central hill country. The place is mentioned in 2 Kings 4:42, where a man from Baal-shalishah brought Elisha the prophet twenty loaves of barley bread and fresh ears of grain as provisions. According to Jewish tradition preserved in the Talmud, Baal-shalishah was renowned for the exceptional fertility of its soil, with fruits ripening faster there than anywhere else. Scholars identify the site with either Khirbet Sirisia or the Arabic village of Thilth, with the latter name corresponding directly to the Hebrew word "Shalishah." Though it appears only once in the biblical narrative, Baal-shalishah represents the region's agricultural abundance and the custom of bringing firstfruits to God's prophets.
Baal-shalishah
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)ing to the Talmud (Sanh. 12a) the fruits of the earth nowhere ripened so quickly. It is called by Eusebius Baithsarith (Jerome "Bethsalisa"), and located 15 miles North of Diospolis (Lydda). Khirbet Sirisia almost exactly fits this description. Gilgal (Jiljulieh) lies in the plain about 4 1/2 miles to the Northwest Khirbet Kefr Thilth, 3 1/2 miles farther north, has also been suggested. The Arabic Thilth exactly corresponds to the Hebrew Shalishah.
W. Ewing
ba-al-ta'-mar ba`al tamar; Baal Thamar, ("Baal of the palm tree"): Evidently a seat of heathen worship (Jud 20:33) between Bethel and Gibeah (compare <ref osisRef="Bible:Judg.2