Achor
Achor /ˈeɪkər/ (Hebrew: עכור "muddy, turbid: gloomy, dejected"[1]) is the name of a valley in the vicinity of Jericho.
History
The
etiological, presenting a folk etymology.[2]
Due to the nature of this narrative, the phrase valley of trouble became eminently proverbial and occurs elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible. The Book of Isaiah and Book of Hosea use the term – the valley of trouble, a place for herds to lie down in,[3] the valley of trouble for a door of hope,[4] as a way of describing the redemption promised by God.
Identification
Ai; but Joshua[9] makes the valley part of the boundary between the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, to the south of Jericho, but not as far south as El-Buqei'a.[10]
Notes
- ^ The New Bantam-Megiddo Hebrew & English Dictionary, Dr. Reuven Sivan and Dr. Edward A. Levenson, New York, 1975
- ^ Richard Nelson (1997), Joshua. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, p. 99
- ^ Isaiah 65:10
- ^ Hosea 2:15
- ^ Moses Beer (1906), Accor, Jewish Encyclopedia
- ^ 31°53′N 35°32′E / 31.883°N 35.533°E
- ^ G. Johannes Botterweck, Helmer Ringgren, Heinz-Josef Fabry (eds) (2000), Theological dictionary of the Old Testament, vol. 11. Eerdmans, p.71
- ^ 7
- ^ 15:7
- Victor Harold Matthews, Mark William Chavalas (2004), The IVP Bible background commentary: Old Testament, 6th Edition. InterVarsity Press, p. 220
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Achor". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Moses Beer (1901–1906). "Achor". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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