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Achor

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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Trouble, a valley north of Jericho; so called, perhaps, from the troubles occasioned by the sin of Achan, who was here put to death, Joshua 7:26 . The prophets allude to it with promises of hope and joy in the gospel era, Isaiah 65:10; Hosea 2:15 .

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Achor'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​a/achor.html. 1859.
 
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