Baal-meon

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Baal-meon
     lord of dwelling, a town of Reuben (Num. 32:38), called also
     Beth-meon (Jer. 48:23) and Beth-baal-meon (Josh. 13:17). It is
     supposed to have been the birth-place of Elisha. It is
     identified with the modern M'ain, about 3 miles south-east of
     Heshbon.


     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Baal-meon, idol or master of the house