Beth-aven is a town in the Bible, about 11 km (7 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 4 verses, from Joshua 7:2 to 1 Samuel 14:23. The King James Version also gives the name Beth-aven to 1 other place, listed on this page.
Joshua 7:2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
Joshua 18:12And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
1 Samuel 2
1 Samuel 13:5And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven.
1 Samuel 14:23So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven.
Other places called Beth-aven.
Beth-aven, about 16 km (10 miles) north of Jerusalem.
A town, named in 3 verses.
Hosea 4:15Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
Hosea 5:8Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
Hosea 10:5The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
Questions about Beth-aven.
Where is Beth-aven in the Bible?
Beth-aven is a town about 11 km (7 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.
How many times is Beth-aven named in the Bible?
The King James Version names Beth-aven in 4 verses, in 2 books, from Joshua 7:2 to 1 Samuel 14:23. It also gives the name Beth-aven to 1 other place.