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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Beth-Aven

the house of vanity; of iniquity of trouble

ATS Bible Dictionary

Beth-Aven

A place and desert near Bethel on the east, Joshua 7:2; 18:12; 1 Samuel 13:5; 14:23. It seems to be reproachfully used at times for Bethel itself, after the golden calves were there set up, Hosea 4:15; 10:5: Beth-el meaning the house of God; and Beth-aven, the house of sin, or of an idol.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

House of nothingness; i.e., "of idols", a place in the mountains of Benjamin, east of Bethel (Joshua 7:2; 18:12; 1 Samuel 13:5). In Hosea 4:15; 5:8; 10:5 it stands for "Bethel" (q.v.), and it is so called because it was no longer the "house of God," but "the house of idols," referring to the calves there worshipped.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BETH-AVEN

beth-a'-ven (beth 'awen; Baithon, Baithaun): A place on the northern boundary of the territory of Benjamin (Joshua 18:12) East of Bethel, near Ai (Joshua 7:2), West of Michmash (1 Samuel 13:5; 1 Samuel 14:23). Beth-aven, "house of vanity," i.e. "idolatry," may possibly represent an original beth-'on, "house of wealth." Wilson (PEFS, 1869, 126) suggests Khirbet An, West of Michmash. The name is used in mockery for Bethel by Hosea (4:15; 10:5, 8, etc.; compare Amos 5:5).

Strong's Hebrew

1007b. Beth Aven -- "house of iniquity," a place in Benjamin
Beth Aven. 1007a, 1007b. Beth Aven. 1008 . "house of iniquity," a place in
Benjamin. Transliteration: Beth Aven Short Definition: Beth-aven. ...
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1007. Beyth 'Aven -- between
Beyth 'Aven. 1006b, 1007. Beyth 'Aven. 1007a . between. Transliteration: Beyth
'Aven Phonetic Spelling: (bayth aw'-ven) Short Definition: Beth-aven. Beth-aven ...
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Library

Beth-El. Beth-Aven.
... A Chorographical Century. Chapters 11-20 Chapter 20 Beth-el. Beth-aven. ...
do not a little trifle. Sometimes it is called Beth-aven. ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 20 beth-el beth-aven.htm

'Fruit which is Death'
... thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.5. The inhabitants
of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/fruit which is death.htm

From the Talmud and Hebraica
... Chapter 19 The northern coast of Judea. Beth-horon. Chapter 20 Beth-el. Beth-aven.
A Chorographical Century. Chapters 21-30. Chapter 21 Jerusalem. ...
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Friendship; Or, David and Jonathan
... little hints which shews that the story is true, written by a man who knew the
place"who had probably been in the great battle of Beth-aven, which followed ...
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Achan's Sin, Israel's Defeat
... thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.2. And
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/achans sin israels defeat.htm

The Assyrian Captivity
... therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces." "The
inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 23 the assyrian captivity.htm

"If So be that the Spirit of God Dwell in You. Now if any Man have ...
... All unclean affections, all beastly lusts, all earthly desires, all vain cogitations
get lodging in this house; the Bethel is become a Bethaven, the house of ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xxiv if so be.htm

Of Orders.
... a kind of living images, having the name of priests, but very far from being really
so; such priests as those whom Jeroboam ordained in Beth-aven, taken from ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/luther/first principles of the reformation/of orders.htm

Concerning the Sacrament of Penance
... Wherefore I would warn these princes of Babylon and bishops of Beth-aven to abstain
from reserving cases of any kind whatever, but to allow the freest ...
/.../first principles of the reformation/concerning the sacrament of penance.htm

Whether There Can be any Suitable Cause for the Sacraments of the ...
... and this was, perhaps, because they worshipped heifers after the custom of Egypt,
according to Osee 10:5: "(They) have worshipped the kine of Bethaven." And in ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether there can be any 2.htm

Thesaurus

Bethaven (6 Occurrences)
...Beth-aven, "house of vanity," ie "idolatry," may possibly represent an original
beth-'on, "house of wealth." Wilson (PEFS, 1869, 126 ...Bethaven (6 Occurrences). ...
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Beth-aven (6 Occurrences)
Beth-aven. Bethaven, Beth-aven. Beth-a'ven . Easton's Bible Dictionary ... (ASV
BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS). Bethaven, Beth-aven. Beth-a'ven . Reference Bible
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Aven (10 Occurrences)
... He also calls it Beth-aven, ie, "the house of vanity" (4:15), on account of
the golden calves Jeroboam had set up there (1 Kings 12:28). ...
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Beth-a'ven (6 Occurrences)
Beth-a'ven. Beth-aven, Beth-a'ven. Bethazmaveth . ... (See RSV). 1 Samuel 14:23
So the LORD saved Israel that day; and the battle passed on as far as Beth-aven. ...
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Ai (32 Occurrences)
... It lay to the east of Bethel, "beside Beth-aven." The spot which is most probably
the site of this ancient city is Haiyan, 2 miles east from Bethel. ...
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Bethel (67 Occurrences)
... seats of the worship of the golden calf (1 Kings 12:28-33; 13:1). Hence the prophet
Hosea (Hosea 4:15; 5:8; 10:5, 8) calls it in contempt Beth-aven, ie, "house ...
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Beth (115 Occurrences)
... Joshua 7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside BethAven, on the
east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, "Go up and spy out the land ...
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6000 (1 Occurrence)
... and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude:
and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of BethAven. ...
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Viewed (9 Occurrences)
... Joshua 7:2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on
the east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. ...
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Northern (18 Occurrences)
... went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country
westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven. ...
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Bible Concordance

Beth-aven (6 Occurrences)

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 spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)

Joshua 18:12 And their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)

1 Samuel 13:5 And the Philistines assembled 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 encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)

1 Samuel 14:23 So Jehovah saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over by Beth-aven.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)

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, As Jehovah liveth.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)

Hosea 5:8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: sound an alarm at Beth-aven; behind thee, O Benjamin.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)

Subtopics

Beth-Aven

Beth-Aven: A Place on the Mountains of Benjamin

Related Terms

Beth-aven (6 Occurrences)

Aven (10 Occurrences)

Beth-a'ven (6 Occurrences)

Ai (32 Occurrences)

Bethel (67 Occurrences)

Beth (115 Occurrences)

6000 (1 Occurrence)