What does "Valley" mean in the Bible?
Heb. bik’ah, a “cleft” of the mountains (Deut. 8:7; 11:11; Ps. 104:8; Isa. 41:18); also a low plain bounded by mountains, as the plain of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon around the sources of the Jordan (Josh. 11:17; 12:7), and the valley of Megiddo (2 Chr. 35:22). Valley appears in 38 verses across 13 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Valley?
(1.) Heb. bik’ah, a “cleft” of the mountains (Deut. 8:7; 11:11; Ps. 104:8; Isa. 41:18); also a low plain bounded by mountains, as the plain of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon around the sources of the Jordan (Josh. 11:17; 12:7), and the valley of Megiddo (2 Chr. 35:22). (2.) ‘Emek, “deep;” “a long, low plain” (Job 39:10, 21; Ps. 65:13; Cant. 2:1), such as the plain of Esdraelon; the “valley of giants” (Josh. 15:8), usually translated “valley of Rephaim” (2 Sam. 5:18); of Elah (1 Sam. 17:2), of Berachah (2 Chr. 20:26); the king’s “dale” (Gen. 14:17); of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:2, 12), of Achor (Josh. 7:24; Isa. 65:10), Succoth (Ps. 60:6), Ajalon (Josh. 10:12), Jezreel (Hos. 1:5). (3.) Ge, “a bursting,” a “flowing together,” a narrow glen or ravine, such as the valley of the children of Hinnom (2 Kings 23:10); of Eshcol (Deut. 1:24); of Sorek (Judg. 16:4), etc. The “valley of vision” (Isa. 22:1) is usually regarded as denoting Jerusalem, which “may be so called,” says Barnes (Com. on Isa.), “either (1) because there were several valleys within the city and adjacent to it, as the vale between Mount Zion and Moriah, the vale between Mount Moriah and Mount Ophel, between these and Mount Bezetha, and the valley of Jehoshaphat, the valley of the brook Kidron, etc., without the walls of the city; or (2) more probably it was called the valley in reference to its being compassed with hills rising to a considerable elevation above the city” (Ps. 125:2; comp. also Jer. 21:13, where Jerusalem is called a “valley”). (4.) Heb. nahal, a wady or water-course (Gen. 26:19; Cant. 6:11).
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Valley?
Where does Valley appear in the Bible?
Valley is referenced in 38 verses across 13 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Chronicles 10:7
- 1 Chronicles 14:9
- 1 Chronicles 14:13
- 1 Samuel 6:13
- 1 Samuel 17:2
- 1 Samuel 17:19
- 1 Samuel 31:7
- 2 Chronicles 20:26
- 2 Samuel 5:18
- 2 Samuel 5:22
- 2 Samuel 18:18
- Genesis 14:3
- Genesis 37:14
- Hosea 1:5
- Hosea 2:15
- Isaiah 17:5
- Isaiah 28:21
- Isaiah 65:10
- Judges 5:15
- Judges 6:33
- Judges 7:8
- Judges 7:12
- Judges 18:28
- Jeremiah 21:13
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Open all 38 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Valley.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Valley?
Valley appears in 38 verses across 13 books, most often in Judges, which accounts for 5 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Valley?
Judges, 1 Samuel, Jeremiah, Joshua, 1 Chronicles, 2 Samuel, Isaiah, Joel, and 5 more.
Where can I read every verse about Valley?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 38, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
