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Valley of Achor in the Bible.

Valley of Achor is a valley in the Bible, about 16 km (10 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 5 verses, from Joshua 7:24 to Hosea 2:15.

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About Valley of 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. 65:10) refers to it he uses it in this sense: “The valley of Achor, a place for herds to lie down in;” i.e., that which had been a source of calamity would become a source of blessing. Hosea also (Hos. 2:15) uses the expression in the same sense: “The valley of Achor for a door of hope;” i.e., trouble would be turned into joy, despair into hope. This valley has been identified with the Wady Kelt.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Valley of Achor.

Achan 1Joshua 1Zerah 1

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All 5 verses that name Valley of Achor.

Joshua 3

  • Joshua 7:24And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
  • Joshua 7:26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
  • Joshua 15:7And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:

Isaiah 1

  • Isaiah 65:10And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

Hosea 1

  • Hosea 2:15And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

Questions about Valley of Achor.

Where is Valley of Achor in the Bible?

Valley of Achor is a valley about 16 km (10 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Valley of Achor named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Valley of Achor in 5 verses, in 3 books, from Joshua 7:24 to Hosea 2:15.

Which people are named with Valley of Achor in the Bible?

The verses that name Valley of Achor also name Achan, Joshua and Zerah.

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