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Bethaven
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Beth-a'ven. (house of nothingness, that is, of idols). A place on the mountains of Benjamin, east of Bethel, Joshua 7:2; Joshua 18:12, and lying between that place and Michmash. 1 Samuel 13:5; 1 Samuel 14:28.
In Hosea 4:15; Hosea 5:8; Hosea 10:5, the name is transferred to the neighboring Bethel, - once the "house of God", but then the "house of idols" or "naught".
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Bethaven'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​b/bethaven.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Bethaven'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​b/bethaven.html. 1901.