zephon

Baal-zephon -- some marked site on the opposite or eastern coast.

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

Ephraim began to fear for his people and, while running forward to join them again, a brilliant flash of lightning illumined the bay, Mount Baal - zephon, and every surrounding object.

Joshua — Volume 4 Georg Ebers 1867

During the night preceding, he had climbed one of the lower peaks of Baal-zephon and, amid the raging of the tempest and the roar of the hissing surges, sought the Lord his God, and felt his presence near him.

Joshua — Volume 4 Georg Ebers 1867

The nearer he came to the sea, the louder grew the howling and whistling of the storm, the more furious the roar of the waves dashing against the rocks of Baal-zephon.

Joshua — Volume 4 Georg Ebers 1867

At last the setting moon emerged from the grey clouds, and her peaceful light silvered the heights of Baal-zephon and the shore of the bay, whose bottom was once more covered with tossing waves.

Joshua — Volume 4 Georg Ebers 1867

During this prayer he had raised his eyes heavenward and saw on the summit of Baal-zephon the red blaze of a fire.

Joshua — Volume 4 Georg Ebers 1867

After hurrying onward an hour, he reached a ruined watch-tower, climbed to its summit, and saw, at a short distance beyond the mount of Baal - zephon, which had long towered majestically on the horizon, the glittering northern point of the Red Sea.

Joshua — Volume 4 Georg Ebers 1867

Their god of the north wind, they say, is favorable to us, and their boys are already lighting a fire to him on the summit of Baal - zephon yonder, but we know that it is Another, Who is opening to us a path to the desert.

Joshua — Volume 4 Georg Ebers 1867

The moon was concealed by clouds, but the flickering fire on the summit of the lofty height of Baal-zephon blazed brighter and brighter.

Joshua — Volume 4 Georg Ebers 1867

So they had encamped between Pihahiroth and Baal-zephon, and here the leaders again succeeded in turning the attention of the despairing people to the God of their fathers.

Joshua — Volume 4 Georg Ebers 1867