Deborah, the one who had nursed and brought up Rebekah, , died and was buried under the oak south of Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.
Judges 2:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So they named that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They named that place Bochim [weepers], and they sacrificed there to the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto Jehovah. Common English Bible So they named that place Bochim, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD there. Catholic Public Domain Version And the name of that place was called, the Place of Weeping, or the Place of Tears. And they immolated victims to the Lord in that place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the name of that place was called, The place of weepers, or of tears: and there they offered sacrifices to the Lord. |
Deborah, the one who had nursed and brought up Rebekah, , died and was buried under the oak south of Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.
and raised over him a large pile of rocks that remains still today. Then the Lord turned from his burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor still today.
Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the Lord, who did something miraculous while Manoah and his wife were watching.
The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, ‘I brought you out of Egypt and led you into the land I had promised to your ancestors. I also said: I will never break my covenant with you.
When the angel of the Lord had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
Previously, when Joshua had sent the people away, the Israelites had gone to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace. It is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites today.
Then Samuel took a young lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. He cried out to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord answered him.