Jehoshaphat, Valley of

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• JEHOSHAPHAT, VALLEY OF — (Heb. עֵמֶק יְהוֹשָׁפָט), place mentioned in Joel 4:2, 12 where in the fullness of time God will gather all the nations to judge them. According to II Chronicles 20:26, the army of King Jehoshaphat assembled, after the defeat of his enemies, in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Jehoshaphat, Valley of —    Mentioned in Scripture only in Joel 3:2, 12. This is the name given in modern times to the valley between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives, and the Kidron flows through it. Here Jehoshaphat overthrew the confederated enemies of Israel (Ps. 83 …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Valley of Josaphat —     Valley of Josaphat     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Valley of Josaphat     (JEHOSHAPHAT).     Mentioned in only one passage of the Bible (Joel, iii Heb. text, iv). In Verse 2 we read: I will gather together all nations, and will bring them down… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Valley of Jehoshaphat — The Valley of Jehoshaphat is mentioned once in the Hebrew Bible, in the Book of Joel 3:2, 3:12 (AV). There, after the present devastation of the land, when the northern army is repelled, Yahweh would gather all the heathen nations and would sit… …   Wikipedia

• Jehoshaphat — See Josaphat for other meanings of the name.Jehoshaphat or Jehosaphat or Josaphat or Yehoshafat (Hebrew Name|יְהוֹשָׁפָט|Yəhošafat|Yəhôšāp̄āṭ| Jehovah is the judge ) was the successor of Asa, king of Judah. His children included Jehoram of Judah …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Valley of Decision — The Valley of Decision is a name given to the Valley of Jehoshaphat as the vale of the sentence. It was the scene of Jehovah s signal inflictions on Zion s enemies ( [http://bibletools.cc/joel/3 14.htm Joel 3:14] ).References …   Wikipedia

• Kidron Valley — For other uses, see Kidron (disambiguation). The Old City of Jerusalem, as seen from across the Kidron Valley …   Wikipedia

• Decision, Valley of —    A name given to the valley of Jehoshaphat (q.v.) as the vale of the sentence. The scene of Jehovah s signal inflictions on Zion s enemies (Joel 3:14; marg., valley of concision or threshing ) …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Jerusalem during the Crusader period — The Crusader period in the history of Jerusalem began with the conquest of the city by the Crusader army in 1099, during the First Crusade, as it is now known, Jerusalem became the capital of the kingdom for the crusading Christians, these events …   Wikipedia