Strong H1007בֵּית אָ֫וֶן

Definition

Meaning of the name

Detailed definition

In the biblical story

In the Bible

Strong H1007 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

• aven6
• beth1

First verses

1. Joshua 7:2
   And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth–aven, on the east side of Beth–el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
2. Joshua 18:12
   And 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.
3. 1 Samuel 13:5
   And 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.
4. 1 Samuel 14:23
   So the Lord saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth–aven.
5. Hosea 4:15
   Though 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.
6. Hosea 5:8
   Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth–aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
7. Hosea 10:5
   The 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.

Occurrences by book

• Joshua2
• 1 Samuel2
• Hosea3

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