Achor

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Achor - trouble, a valley near Jericho, so called in consequence of the trouble which the sin of Achan caused Israel (Josh. 7:24,26). The expression "valley of Achor" probably became proverbial for that which caused trouble, and when Isaiah (Isa. 65:10) refers to it he uses it in this sense: "The valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in;" that is, that which had been a source of calamity would become a source of blessing. Hosea also (Hos. 2:15) uses the expression in the same sense: "The valley of Achor for a door of hope;" that is, trouble would be turned into joy, despair into hope. This valley has been identified with the wadi Kelt.

This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.

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