Beth-aven
Now Tell Maryam.
location: uncertain
Named in 7 tagged verses in 3 books, first at Joshua 7:2.
- Kind
- Settlement
- Coordinates
- 31.87° N, 35.27° E
- Nearest
- Michmash 0.9 km
- People
- 1 person
- Events
- 3 events
- Tagged in
- 7 verses
Map
Beth-aven is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a uncertain location.
People
People named in the same verses as Beth-aven, most often first.
Events
3 events told in verses that name Beth-aven, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1450 BCWar with Canaanites1 shared verse
- 1094 BCReign of Saul2 shared verses
- 784 BCProphecies of Hosea3 shared verses
Mentions
7 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 7 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Joshua2 verses
- 7:2
Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
- 18:12
On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
1 Samuel2 verses
Hosea3 verses
- 4:15
Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
- 5:8
Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!
- 10:5
The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Beth-aven, by straight-line distance.