Baal-gad

Baal-gad (meaning lord of fortune or lord of the troop) was a Canaanite city in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon, marking the northern limit of Joshua's conquest. It appears three times in Joshua (11:17; 12:7; 13:5) as the northernmost point of the territory Joshua cleared of kings, with the southern limit being Mount Halak toward Seir. Despite its identification as conquered territory, the surrounding region remained incompletely subdued at Joshua's death.

The site is identified by most scholars with the area of Baalbek or with Hasbeiya near the sources of the Jordan. The name preserves the memory of a Baal cult at this northern sanctuary. The city's existence at the headwaters of the Jordan underscores how deeply Baal worship was embedded in the geography of the land Israel was entering, with sacred sites bearing the deity's name from the far north to the plains of Moab.