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BERACAH

(Heb. bĕrāḵâ),

VALLEY OF

A place (“valley of blessing”) where Jehoshaphat gathered his soldiers to bless God after various peoples of the Transjordan invaded his land, but then slaughtered each other (2 Chr. 20:1-30). The location may be el-Baqʿah (170116), NW of Khirbet et-Tuqu, well-situated near the ridge road between Bethlehem and En-gedi. The valley near Bethlehem where Khirbet Bereikut (164117) lies is another possible location. Since bĕrēḵâ means “water pool,” the modern name probably reveals a traditional association with the larger, well-watered Wadi el-Arrub just south of there. In any case, the site is not far from Tekoa (2 Chr. 20:20). Joel 3:2, 12(MT 4:2, 12) may allude to the Beracah in his prophecy about an apocalyptic “valley of Jehoshaphat.”

Mark E. Moulton






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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