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bā´al-mē´on בּעל מעון, ba‛al me‛oÌ„n; ΒεελμεωÌν, Beelmeō̇nÌŒ: A town built by the children of Reuben along with Nebo, “their names being changed†(), identical with Beon of . As Beth-baal-meon it was given by Moses to the tribe of Reuben (). Mesha names it as fortified by him (MS, L. 9). It appears in as Beth-meon, one of the cities of Moab. Eusebius, Onomasticon speaks of it as a large village near the hot springs, i.e. Callirrhoe, in WaÌ„dy ZerkÌ£aÌ„ Ma‛in, 9 miles from Heshbon. This points to the ruined site of Ma‛ı̄n, about 4 miles Southwest of Madeba. The ruins now visible however are not older than Roman times.