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4 articles found for “Bethaven; Geba”

• Michmash

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  Michmash was a town in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. It is known as the setting of the battle that Saul and Jonathan fought against the Philistine army in 1 Samuel 13–14.

• Beth-aven

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  Beth-aven is a place name meaning "house of vanity (or wickedness)." In Joshua and 1 Samuel it refers to a site near Bethel, while in Hosea it serves as a derisive name for Bethel, where the calf idol was worshiped.

• Hosea 10

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  Hosea 10 is a prophecy that rebukes the Northern Kingdom of Israel for multiplying altars and images as its prosperity grew and for serving the calf of Bethaven, and it foretells the destruction of its king and its high places. In the midst of this judgment it contains a call to repentance: "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy."

• Battle of Ai

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  The Battle of Ai is an event recorded in Joshua 7–8. After the fall of Jericho, Israel attacked the small city of Ai and was defeated once because of Achan's sin. Once the sin had been dealt with, Israel captured the city by means of an ambush.