v. Stream, Plain, Mount
Deu 21:4 they will bring the heifer to a rough v, that
1Ki 20:28 God of the mountains, and not God of the v
Psa 23:4 though I walk in the shadow of death
Isa 22:1 prophecy about the vision v. What
Isa 40:4 let all be lifted up, and let every mountain come down
Eze 37:1 put me in the middle of a v.. of bones
Hos 2:15 and the v of Achor for the door of hope
Joe 3:14 many peoples in the v of decision
Luk 3:5 all v will be filled, and every mountain will come down
Valley (Heb. êmeq, biqâ, gêz). In this Dictionary the following are mentioned as important (see their respective explanation under each name; add the expression “Valley of”): Achor, Ajalón, Aven, Beraca, Carisim, Casis, Cedrón, Ela, Escol, Gibeón, Gad, Gerar , Hamon-gog, Hebron, Hinnom, Jephthah-el, Jezreel, Jehoshaphat, Megiddo, Rephaim, Save, Shefata, Sidim, Shittim, Sorek, Succoth, Zaanaim, Zeboim, and Zered. Following this entry (add “Valle de/del/de la/de los”): Tears, Decision and Salt. Valle del Rey. See Save. 1188 Valley of Decision (Heb. êmeq hejârûts, “valley of decision”). Figurative expression that appears 2 times in Jl. 3:14, a passage that deals with the events that will occur in “the day of the Lord” in the “valley of Jehoshaphat” (v 12). It refers to the great day of judgment at the end of the world, when God will make his voice heard from Zion and when the heavens and the earth tremble (v 16); the moment is the gathering of all the nations in that place, where God will judge them (Jehoshaphat means “Jehovah will judge”). The “decision” referred to in this passage is that of the Creator as judge (vs 2, 12), and not that of the people on trial. It is the Lord who decides the fate of the wicked. Since hârûts can mean “threshing machine”, “threshing instrument”, as is the case in Amo 1:3, the Hebrew expression could also mean “threshing valley”. And since v 13 uses the figure of the reaper and the harvest (the pressing of the grapes; cf Mat 13:39-42-1 Rev 14:14-20), others prefer to translate jârûts (Jl. 3:14 ) as “threshing”, one of the meanings of the Hebrew term (Isa 28:27). Then it can be understood that God, in his wrath, threshes the unrepentant with the thresh (Hab 3:12; cf Rev 14:14-20). Only in the sense that God makes a judicial decision regarding the unrepentant pagans, the translation “decision” can be in harmony with the meaning of the word and the sense of the context.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
Valley; mouth]of Aton”; heb. Pîthôn, perhaps “innocent”). 1. Grain storage city built by Hebrew slaves during the period of Egyptian oppression (Exo 1:11). Since 1883, when Edouard Naville excavated Tell el-Maskhûtah in the Wâd§ Tumilât, the site has been popularly regarded as a Python. However, Gardiner and Albright identify it with Tell er-Retâbeh, some 13 km further west in the same wadi. Furthermore, Uphill for very good reason links it to Heliopolis.* Hence the site must still be considered uncertain. In a report of a frontier officer, written in the late 19th dynasty (end of the 13th century BC), it is mentioned that a “bedouin tribe of Edom” was given permission to pass “Merne-Ptah fortress” and go to the “Ponds of Per-Atum” (Python) to keep 935 them and their animals alive. Map V, B-3/4. Bib: Allen Gardiner and WF Albright, JNES 27:292-299; EP Uphill, ANET 259. 2. Descendant of King Saul through Jonathan (1Ch 8:33, 35; 9:39,41).
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
translation of various Hebrew words: 1) Emech, v. wide as Alajón, Jos 10, 12, that of Beraca, 2 Chr 20, 26, and that of Jezreel, Jc 6, 33. 2) Bica, flat and wide plain, surrounded by high ground, Gn 11, 2; Ez 37, 1; Deut 34.3. 3) Gai v. profound, like that of Hinnom, Jos 15, 8, that of Sal, 2 S, 8, 13, and v. tenebrous, Ps 23, 4. Arabah, the great v. south of the Dead Sea, Dt 3, 17.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
1. Gaye†™, a glen. The word is used to describe the burial place of Moses (Deu 34:6), the valley of Hinnom (Jos 15:8, Jos 18:16; 2Ki 23:10; Jer 7:31), valley of Salt (2Sa 8:13; 1Ch 18:12; 2Ch 25:11), the valley of Hamon-gog (Eze 39:11, Eze 39:15) and the great valley formed when Christ returns to earth to reign (Zec 14 :4-5).
2. Nahal, receiver. Often translated fording, referring to a valley that is the bed of a stream or river that can be quickly filled by rain (Gen 26:19; Num 13:23; Josh 12:1).
3. †™Emek, a deep place, the valleys of Achor (Jos 7:24), Ajalon (Jos 10:12), Gibeon (Isa 28:21), Hebron (Gen 37:14), Jehoshaphat (Joe 3: 2), Jezreel (Jos 17:16).
4. Biq†™ah, cleft, a plain between two hills or mountains (Deu 34:3, plain; Jos 11:17).
5. Shephelah, lowland, the low hills that extend from the coast of Israel to the mountains (Jos 10:40, sefela; Jer 32:44).
6. Gr. pharanx, a valley (Luk 3:5).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(plain between mountains).
– From Kidron: Between Gethsemane and Jerusalem, Jua 18:1, 2Sa 15:23.
– From Gehenna or Hinnon, where the rubbish from Jerusalem was dumped and burned on the other side of Gethsemane, from which the word “Hell” was taken, 2Ki 23:10.
– From Hamon-gog, near the Dead Sea, where the multitude of Gog will be buried, .
– From Hebron: 30 km from Jerusalem, where Abraham camped, and was David’s capital for seven and a half years, Ge. Gen 37:14, 2Sa 2:11.
– From Jehoshaphat: Where Yahweh will gather all nations to judge them, Joe 3:212, where the Battle of Armageddon will take place, Rev 16:16, Rev 20:11-21.
– Of Tears: Ps 84:6.
– Of Shadows, Ps 23:4.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
Bikah is called, in Hebrew, a wide space between mountains, but with emphasis on the sense of plain, an extensive alluvial land. Most of the time it is translated as †œvega† or †œplain† . Thus, Canaan is said to be a land “of fountains and springs, flowing in meadows and mountains” (Deu 8:7; Deu 11:11). Joshua pursued † ¢ Jabin and his allies † œas far as the plain of Mizpah † (Jos 11:8), and his conquests extended † œ as far as Baal-gad in the plain of Lebanon † (Jos 11:17 ).
A long depression between two parallel ranges of mountains was called emek. With this idea one speaks of “the v. of Achor† (Jos 7:24; Jos 15:7; Isa 65:10; Hos 2:15), “the v. of Ajalon† (Jos 10:12), “the v. of Jezreel† (Jos 17:16), etc. Sometimes v is used. to indicate a ravine at the bottom of which there is a stream of water. This is the case of †œv. of the son of Hinnom† (Jos 15:8), “the v. of Shephath† (2Ch 14:10), etc.
poetic language, the term v is used. often: “Although I walk in v. shadow of death† (Ps 23:4). “Going through v. of tears† (Ps 84:6). “I am … the lily of v.† (Can 2:1).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
type, VALL
see, PALESTINE, JOSAFAT, SAL, SAVE, JERUSALEM
vet, There are few places in Palestine that resemble the valleys of other countries. Two of the terms translated “valley” are also translated “plain” and refer to wide plains between the mountains. Two other words refer to the narrow ravines or ravines through which torrents flow in winter, but are generally dry in summer, and are now known as wadis. The terms are: (A) “bikah”, “valley or plain”, which is the term used for the valleys or plains of Aven, Jericho, Lebanon, Megiddo, Mizpah, and Ono. (B) “Emek”, “valley or plain”, is the closest thing to an English “valley”. It is applied to Achor, Ajalón, Baca, Beraca, Bet-aram, “of the decision” (Jl. 3:14); Elah, “of the giants” (Josh. 15:8; 18:16); Gibeon, Hebron, Jehoshaphat, Jezreel, “of the King” (Gen. 14:17; 2 Sam. 18:18); of Rephaim, Save, Siddim and Sukkot. (C) “Gay”, “ge”, glen, narrow valley, used for Carisim, Hamon-gog, Hinnom, Son of Hinnom, Jephthah-el, Zeboim, and Sefata; it is used symbolically of “the valley of the mountains” (Zech. 14:5); “valley of those who pass by” (Ez. 39:11); “of salt” (2 Sam. 8:13; 2 Kings 14:7; 1 Chron. 18:12; 2 Chron. 25:11; Ps. 60, chap.); “of the craftsmen” (Neh. 11:35); “of the slaughter” (Jer. 7:32; 19:6); “of the vision” (1 Sam. 22:1, 5); “from the shadow of death” (Ps. 23:4). (D) “Nachal”, gorge, wadi, often translated “stream” or “river”; the valleys are Escol, Gerar, Shittim, Sorek, and Zared. (E) “Shephelah”, translated valley and plains, and transcribed in most passages as Shephelah. It refers to the lowlands that are midway between the highlands and the coastal plains of Judah. (See PALESTINE.) (F) “Pharagê”. “Every valley will be filled in, and every mountain and hill will come down” (Luke 3:5). This is a quote from Is. 40:4, where the term Heb. he is gay”.
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Depression of land that remains between mountains. Jehovah is appropriately credited with forming the landforms of the earth, including its many valleys. (Ps 104:8) In the Bible, some were simply called valleys. (Jos 8:11; 1Sa 13:18) To others, “plains-valleys,” low, flat regions between mountains and hills. (De 11:11; see PLAIN.) There were also “torrential valleys,” some of which had perennial streams, but most used to have water only in the rainy season. (Dt 8:7; see TORRENTIAL VALLEY.) Certain versions render “valley” or “valleys” where reference is made to “low plain” or “low plains” (Ge 14:3; 1Ch 12:15), and “valley † or “lowland,” rather than the “Shephelah,” the low, hilly land between the Philistine coastal plain and the highlands of central Palestine. (De 1:7; 1Ki 10:27.)
Among the notable valleys mentioned in the Scriptures are the valley of Moab, “opposite Beth-peor” (Dt 3:29; 34:6), and the valley of Salt (2Sa 8:13), as well as the of Hinnom (Ne 11:30), Iftah-el (Jos 19:14), Zeboim (1Sa 13:18) and Zephata (2Ch 14:10). Among the †˜valley-plains†™ of the biblical record are Shinar (Ge 11:2), Jericho (Dt 34:3), Mizpeh (Jos 11:8), Lebanon (Jos 12:7), Ono (Ne 6:2) and Megiddo (2Ch 35:22; Zec 12:11).
Figurative and prophetic use. A dark valley or ravine with reefs and wild beasts would be dangerous to a herd, especially at night, were it not for the care of a good shepherd. Although David similarly faced the threat of various calamities, he felt secure knowing that Jehovah was his Shepherd. Therefore, he could declare: “Even though I walk in the valley of deep shadow, I fear nothing evil.” (Ps 23:1, 4)
It appears that “the formal declaration of the valley of vision” has to do with ancient Jerusalem. Although the city is at a considerable height, it looks like a “valley” because it is surrounded by higher mountains. (Isaiah 22:1,…