Aven

iniquity; force; riches; sorrow

Aven

(nothingness).

1. The "plain of Aven" is mentioned by (Amos 1:5) in his denunciation of Syria and the country to the north of Palestine. This Aven is by some supposed to be the once magnificent Heiropolis, "city of I the sun," now Baalbek (Balbek) of Coele-Syria, whose ruins are one of the wonders of the ages. It was situated in a plain near the foot of the Anti-Libanus range of mountains, 42 miles northwest of Damascus. It is famous for the colossal ruins of its temples, one of which with its courts and porticos, extended over 1000 feet in length. The temples were built of marble or limestone and granite. Some of the columns were 7 feet in diameter and 62 feet high, or including capital and pedestal, 89 feet. Some of the building-stones were 64 feet long and 12 feet thick. The temples are of Roman origin.
2. In (Hosea 10:8) the word is clearly an abbreviation of Bethaven, that is, Bethel. Comp. (Hosea 4:15) etc.
3. The sacred city of Heliopolis or On, in Egypt. (Ezekiel 30:17)

Aven

See HELIOPOLIS.

Nothingness; vanity.

(1.) Hosea speaks of the "high places of Aven" (10:8), by which he means Bethel. He also calls it Beth-aven, i.e., "the house of vanity" (4:15), on account of the golden calves Jeroboam had set up there (1 Kings 12:28).

(2.) Translated by the LXX. "On" in Ezek. 30:17. The Egyptian Heliopolis or city of On (q.v.).

(3.) In Amos 1:5 it denotes the Syrian Heliopolis, the modern Baalbec.

AVEN

a'-ven 'awen "emptiness," "vanity": Used in Ezekiel 30:17 for On or Heliopolis, in Egypt. See ON. As a term of contempt Hosea calls Beth-el "Beth-aven" (4:15; 10:5). So Amos speaks of some valley near Damascus as "the valley of Aven" (that is, of the idol, 1:5), in which Baalbek (Heliopolis) was situated. The word is rendered "idol" in Isaiah 66:3.

206. Aven -- "wickedness," a contemptuous synonym for two places
... 205, 206. Aven. 207 . "wickedness," a contemptuous synonym for two places.
Transliteration: Aven Phonetic Spelling: (aw'-ven) Short Definition: 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. ...
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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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205. aven -- trouble, sorrow, wickedness
... 204, 205. aven. 206 . trouble, sorrow, wickedness. Transliteration: aven Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-ven') Short Definition: iniquity. ... 204, 205. aven. 206 . ...
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1126. Ben-oni -- "son of my sorrow," Rachel's name for Benjamin
... Word Origin from ben and aven Definition "son of my sorrow," Rachel's name for Benjamin
NASB Word Usage Ben-oni (1). Ben-oni. ... see HEBREW 'aven. 1125, 1126. ...
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202. on -- vigor, wealth
... Probably from the same as 'aven (in the sense of effort, but successful); ability,
power, (figuratively) wealth -- force, goods, might, strength, substance. ...
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8383. teun -- toil
... Word Origin from the same as aven Definition toil NASB Word Usage toil (1). lie.
From 'aven; naughtiness, ie Toil -- lie. see HEBREW 'aven. 8382, 8383. ...
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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. ...
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'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 ...
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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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Of Chapters and Cloisters.
... and, besides, afford occasion for dangerous and vain labor [dangerous annoyances
and fruitless worship], such services as the prophets call Aven, ie, pain and ...
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Birth and Ancestry
... The great-grandfather said to his cousin, "Pat, Pat, what kind of a world have
we got into? Aven the burds of the woods are making fun of us.". ...
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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 ...
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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

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 ...
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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 ...
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Aven (10 Occurrences)
... Nothingness; vanity. (1.) Hosea speaks of the "high places of Aven" (10:8), by
which he means Bethel. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AVEN. ...
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Bikath-aven (1 Occurrence)
Bikath-aven. Bikathaven, Bikath-aven. Bildad . Int. ... BIKATH-AVEN. bik-ath-a'-
ven (biq`ath 'awen, "valley of vanity" (Amos 1:5 King James Version, margin)). ...
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Beth-aven (6 Occurrences)
Beth-aven. Bethaven, Beth-aven. Beth-a'ven . Easton's Bible Dictionary House
of ... worshipped. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BETH-AVEN. beth ...
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Bikat-aven (1 Occurrence)
Bikat-aven. Bigva'i, Bikat-aven. Bikathaven . Multi-Version
Concordance Bikat-aven (1 Occurrence). Amos 1:5 And I have ...
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Beth-a'ven (6 Occurrences)
Beth-a'ven. Beth-aven, Beth-a'ven. Bethazmaveth . Multi-Version Concordance
Beth-a'ven (6 Occurrences). Joshua 7:2 And Joshua sent ...
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Bethaven (6 Occurrences)
... idols," referring to the calves there worshipped. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
BETH-AVEN. beth-a'-ven (beth 'awen; Baithon, Baithaun ...
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On (40792 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Light; the sun, (Genesis 41:45, 50), the great seat of
sun-worship, called also Bethshemesh (Jeremiah 43:13) and Aven (Ezek. ...
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Pi-beseth (1 Occurrence)
... The only occurrence of the name of this place in the Old Testament is in Ezekiel
30:17; where it is coupled with Aven, ie On (Heliopolis). ...
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Pibeseth (1 Occurrence)
... The only occurrence of the name of this place in the Old Testament is in Ezekiel
30:17; where it is coupled with Aven, ie On (Heliopolis). ...
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Bikathaven
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BIKATH-AVEN. bik-ath-a'-ven (biq`ath 'awen, "valley
of vanity" (Amos 1:5 King James Version, margin)). See AVEN; BETH-EDEN. ...
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