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(Hebrews Ba'al Tamar', áִּòִì úָּîָø , place ofpalm-trees; Sept. ÂÜáë ÈáìÜñ ), a place neai Gibeah, in the tribe of Benjamin, where the other tribes fought with the Benjamites (Jdg_20:33). It was doubtless so called as being one of the sanctuaries or groves of Baal. See BAALIM. The palm-tree ( úָּîָø ) of Deborah (Jdg_4:5) was situated somewhere in the locality, and is possibly alluded to (Stanley, Palest. p. 145). Eusebius and Jerome (Onomast. s.v. ÂááëèáìÜñ , Baalthamar) call it Bethamar ( ÂçóèáìÜñ , Bethamari), thus affording another instance of that interchange of Beth and Baal which is also exemplified in Baal-shalisha and Baal-Meon. The notices seem to correspond to the present ruined site Erhah, about three miles N.E. of Jerusalem (Van de Velde, Map), on a ravine running toward Anathoth (Robinson, Researches, 2, 315 note).