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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Bochim (Bethel)

Here the angel of the Lord confronted Israel for making treaties with the Canaanites. The people wept bitterly, and the weeping gave the place its name. Nobody has identified the site, though it was likely near Bethel or Shiloh.

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Here the angel of the Lord confronted Israel for making treaties with the Canaanites. The people wept bitterly, and the weeping gave the place its name. Nobody has identified the site, though it was likely near Bethel or Shiloh.

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Unidentified site, likely near Bethel or Shiloh, where the angel of the Lord confronted Israel for making treaties with the Canaanites in defiance of God's command. The people wept bitterly at the rebuke, which gave the place its name, meaning "weepers," and offered sacrifices there (Judges 2:1-5).

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H1066

Where it is
  • 35.241389
  • 31.922778
Where it appears
  • Judges 2:1
  • Judges 2:5

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