Achor
"Don’t go there. I tell You, I can feel it! [...] Don’t go! In the name of God, don’t go!"[1]
Description[edit | edit source]
Name of a valley northwest of Jericho, northeast of Mount Adonim. Valley near Jericho, where, following a very serious fault, Achan and his Family were stoned by the Jewish people at the request of God, through the intercession of Joshua.
Notable events[edit | edit source]
Jesus wants to pass through to go to Docco, then to Jericho, but John, by intuition, dissuades him."No, Lord! They are inauspicious places for the saints of Israel. Don’t go there. I tell You, I can feel it! There is something within me that tells me. Don’t go! In the name of God, don’t go!"[1]
Its name[edit | edit source]
Akar means "to bring misfortune." Today Akor. It becomes a sign of hope with Hosea.[2]
Original Hebrew word: עָכוֹר transliterated: `Alowr (aw-kore)`; Comes from `akar`; Acor = "affliction, torment"
Where is it mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 379
Learn more about this place[edit | edit source]
It is here that Joshua had Achan stoned for having stolen and thus brought misfortune upon Israel.[3]Acor Valley (or valley of affliction) connects Jericho, the first city conquered by Joshua in the land of Canaan, to Ai. The mountain is harsh and full of dangers. According to clues provided, Acor Valley, located 16 km northeast of Mount Adomin, is the one which, by way of Wadi Lûeit and Wadi Quelt, directly connects Docco to Ai. A Roman road, visible on a survey from 1880, followed this valley and indeed allowed one to reach Ai or Ephraim from Jericho.[4]This place is mentioned several times in the Bible.[5]
Explore[edit | edit source]
31°54'21.9"N 35°22'30.7"E
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