Beth-aven
This city, mentioned several times in the Bible, appears only incidentally in the work of Maria Valtorta.
Description
Beth-aven (Beth Aven) is only mentioned in a requisition by Pontius Pilate who sharply responds to Sanhedrists who come to ask for his support against the "Nazarene." He then refers to a large police operation carried out by the Roman army to capture highway robbers or perhaps nationalist activists[1]. Beth-Aven is a city of the tribe of Benjamin, located less than 4 km southeast of Bethel[2].
Its name
Beth-aven, Beth Aven, Beth Awen means "The house of vanity." The prophet Hosea uses it as a mocking nickname (Hos 4:15 5:8 10:5, cf. Hos 10:8, Aven), to denounce the profanation of Bethel, the "house of God"[3].
Where is it mentioned in the work?
EMV 549
Learn more about this place
Beth-aven is involved in a notable battle in which Saul and his son Jonathan routed the Philistines from Michmash[4].
Explore
- 31° 53’ 45’’ N / 35° 15’ 24’’ E /
- +703m
Notes and references
- ↑ EMV 549.14.
- ↑ Article partially written from the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel, J.-F. LAVÈRE.
- ↑ Hosea 4:15 | Hosea 10:5.
- ↑ 1 Samuel 13:5 | 1 Samuel 14:23.