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Bochim in the Bible.

Bochim is a town in the Bible, about 16 km (10 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Judges 2:1 to Judges 2:5.

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What happened at Bochim.

Weepers, a place where the angel of the Lord reproved the Israelites for entering into a league with the people of the land. This caused them bitterly to weep, and hence the name of the place (Judg. 2:1, 5). It lay probably at the head of one of the valleys between Gilgal and Shiloh.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 2 verses that name Bochim.

Judges 2

  • Judges 2:1And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
  • Judges 2:5And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.

Questions about Bochim.

Where is Bochim in the Bible?

Bochim is a town about 16 km (10 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 Bochim named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Bochim in 2 verses, in 1 book, from Judges 2:1 to Judges 2:5.

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