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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.
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- Genesis 36:38
And Saul died, and Baal–hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
- Genesis 36:39
And Baal–hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
- 2 Kings 22:12
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
- 2 Kings 22:14
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
- 1 Chronicles 1:49
And when Shaul was dead, Baal–hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
- Jeremiah 26:22
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
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