Judges 2:5

God's Word

So they called that place Bochim [Those Who Cry]. They offered sacrifices there to the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 35:8

Rebekah’s nurse Deborah died and was buried under the oak tree outside Bethel. So Jacob called it the Tree of Crying.

Joshua 7:26

They made such a large pile of stones over Achan that it is still there today. Then the Lord withdrew his burning anger. For this reason that place is still called the valley of Achor today.

Judges 13:19

So Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and sacrificed them to the Lord on a rock he used as an altar. While Manoah and his wife watched, the Lord did something miraculous.

Judges 2:1

The Messenger of the Lord went from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt into the land that I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my promise  to you.

Judges 2:4

While the Messenger of the Lord was saying this to all the people of Israel, they began to cry loudly.

Judges 2:6

Now, Joshua sent the people of Israel home. So each family went to take possession of the territory they had inherited.

Judges 6:24

So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord. He called it The Lord Calms. To this day it is still in Ophrah, which belongs to Abiezer’s family.

1 Samuel 7:9

Then Samuel took a lamb, one still feeding on milk, and sacrificed it as a burnt offering to the Lord. Samuel cried to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord answered him.