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Achor

Meaning of “Achor”

A valley called Achor.

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5 occurrences5 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Joshua 7:24

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Every verse containing “Achor”

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Joshua 7:24
And 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 7:24 · retained source text

And Ioshua and all Israel with him tooke Achan the sonne of Zerah, and the siluer, and the garment, and the wedge of golde, and his sonnes, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheepe, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them vnto the valley of Achor.

Joshua 7:26
And 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 7:26 · retained source text

And they raised ouer him a great heape of stones vnto this day: so the LORD turned from the fiercenesse of his anger: Wherefore the name of the place was called, The valley of Achor, vnto this day.

1611 marginal noteThat is, trouble.

Joshua 15:7
And 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:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 15:7 · retained source text

And the border went vp toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so Northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going vp to Adummim, which is on the Southside of the riuer: and the border passed towards the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-Rogel.

1611 marginal note1.King. 1.9.

Isaiah 65:10
And 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 65:10 · retained source text

And Sharon shall be a fold of flockes, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie downe in, for my people that haue sought me.

Hosea 2:15
And 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 2:15 · retained source text

And I wil giue her, her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a doore of hope, and she shall sing there, as in the dayes of her youth, and as in the day when she came vp out of the land of Egypt.

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