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Achbor
Achbor was an official under King Josiah of Judah and a member of the delegation sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire about the book of the law found in the temple. The same name also belongs to the father of Baal-hanan, a king of Edom.
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- ElnathanPeople
Elnathan was a man of Jerusalem in the final years of the kingdom of Judah and the father of Nehushta, the mother of King Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Many identify him with "Elnathan the son of Achbor," an official of King Jehoiakim mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah.
- Valley of AchorBible
The Valley of Achor is a valley near Jericho where Achan was stoned to death in Joshua 7. Its name means "trouble," and the books of Hosea and Isaiah later mention it again as a place of restoration and hope.
- AchanPeople
Achan was a man of the tribe of Judah whose story is told in Joshua 7. During the fall of Jericho he secretly took items that had been devoted to God, bringing about Israel's defeat at Ai, and he was executed in the Valley of Achor.
- Joshua 7Bible
Joshua 7 recounts how, after the fall of Jericho, Achan secretly took some of the things devoted to God, bringing about Israel's defeat at Ai. Exposed by the casting of lots, Achan is executed in the Valley of Achor.