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<p> ''''' bē̇ ''''' - ''''' rā´ka ''''' , ''''' ber´a ''''' - ''''' ka ''''' (the King James Version Berachah; עמק בּרכה , <i> ''''' ‛ēmeḳ berākhāh ''''' </i> ; κοιλὰς εὐλογίας , <i> ''''' koilás eulogı́as ''''' </i> ): After the victory of [[Jehoshaphat]] and his people over [[Moab]] and Ammon, "On the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Yahweh: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of [[Beracah]] (i.e. of blessing) unto this day" ( 2 Chronicles 20:26 ). In the <i> ''''' [[Wady]] ‛Arrûb ''''' </i> there is a ruin called <i> ''''' Breikût ''''' </i> and the valley in its proximity receives the same name. This is on the main road from [[Hebron]] to [[Jerusalem]] and not far from Tekoa; it suits the narrative well (see <i> PEF </i> , III, 352). </p> | <p> ''''' bē̇ ''''' - ''''' rā´ka ''''' , ''''' ber´a ''''' - ''''' ka ''''' (the King James Version Berachah; עמק בּרכה , <i> ''''' ‛ēmeḳ berākhāh ''''' </i> ; κοιλὰς εὐλογίας , <i> ''''' koilás eulogı́as ''''' </i> ): After the victory of [[Jehoshaphat]] and his people over [[Moab]] and Ammon, "On the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Yahweh: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of [[Beracah]] (i.e. of blessing) unto this day" ( 2 Chronicles 20:26 ). In the <i> ''''' [[Wady]] ‛Arrûb ''''' </i> there is a ruin called <i> ''''' Breikût ''''' </i> and the valley in its proximity receives the same name. This is on the main road from [[Hebron]] to [[Jerusalem]] and not far from Tekoa; it suits the narrative well (see <i> PEF </i> , III, 352). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
bē̇ - rā´ka , ber´a - ka (the King James Version Berachah; עמק בּרכה , ‛ēmeḳ berākhāh ; κοιλὰς εὐλογίας , koilás eulogı́as ): After the victory of Jehoshaphat and his people over Moab and Ammon, "On the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Yahweh: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah (i.e. of blessing) unto this day" ( 2 Chronicles 20:26 ). In the Wady ‛Arrûb there is a ruin called Breikût and the valley in its proximity receives the same name. This is on the main road from Hebron to Jerusalem and not far from Tekoa; it suits the narrative well (see PEF , III, 352).
