ACHOR, VALLEY OF — (Heb. עֵמֶק עָכוֹר), site near Jericho where achan was stoned to death for helping himself to some of the forbidden booty taken from Jericho (Josh. 7:24–26). Achor is mentioned in Joshua (15:7) as being located on the border of Judah and Benjamin … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Achor — meaning trouble in Hebrew, is the name of a valley in the vicinity of Jericho. Eusebius (in Onomasticon ) and Jerome (in Book of Sites and Names of Hebrew Places ) implied that they thought it was a valley north of Jericho, but in modern times… … Wikipedia
Achor — Trouble, a valley near Jericho, so called in consequence of the trouble which the sin of Achan caused Israel (Josh. 7:24, 26). The expression valley of Achor probably became proverbial for that which caused trouble, and when Isaiah (Isa.… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Achor — The valley in which Achan was stoned (Josh. 7:25–6); the name in Hebrew ‘trouble’. But Hosea (2:15) prophesies that after deplorable apostasies the Lord will woo Israel back to its former allegiance: even the valley of Achor will become a door of … Dictionary of the Bible
Valley — 1) Heb. bik ah, a cleft of the mountains (Deut. 8:7; 11:11; Ps. 104:8; Isa. 41:18); also a low plain bounded by mountains, as the plain of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon around the sources of the Jordan (Josh. 11:17; 12:7), and the valley of… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Petah Tikva — Hebrew transcription(s) – Hebrew … Wikipedia
ACHAN — (Heb. עָכָן), sacrilegious transgressor from the tribe of Judah, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah. In the time of Joshua, Achan violated the ḥerem imposed on Jericho and was subsequently executed (Josh. 7). Despite the ban on spoils from… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOSHUA, BOOK OF — JOSHUA, BOOK OF, the first book of the Former Prophets, which relates the conquest of canaan and its early settlement from the death of moses to the death of joshua . The Book of Joshua is divided into three main sections: the conquest of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Petah Tiqwa — [pe tä′ tēk′vä] city in WC Israel: pop. 153,000 * * * ▪ Israel city, west central Israel, on the Plain of Sharon, east northeast of Tel Aviv Yafo and part of that city s metropolitan area. Situated in the valley of Achor near the Yarqon… … Universalium
Joshua 7 — 1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the… … The King James version of the Bible
