Places mentioned in the Biblical texts.
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Gilgal and Beth-aven in Hosea 4:15
Hosea 4:15 (ESV) reads:
Though you play the whore, O Israel,
let not Judah become guilty.
Enter not into Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven,
and swear not, “As the LORD lives.”
What is the ...
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What are the two bronze mountains in Zechariah 6?
I've already asked a broad question about the number two in the book of Zechariah. I've received some helpful input on that and made progress in my own thinking regarding it. However, some of the ...
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Murder on the way to Shechem in Hosea 6:9
Hosea 6:9 (NLT) reads:
Priests form bands of robbers, waiting in ambush for their victims. They murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.
Hosea seems intent on ...
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What is the story behind mourning for Hadad-rimmon in Zechariah 12:11?
Zechariah, like Revelation which draws on it, is a tough nut to crack but very rich. In the twelfth chapter, the prophet records the word of Yahweh that
The sorrow and mourning in Jerusalem on ...
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Why is the man going to measure Jerusalem in Zechariah 2:2?
In the second chapter of his book, Zechariah records a vision in which he saw a man with a measuring line going to measure Jerusalem. I'm not sure what this is supposed to signify. Two verses later, ...
