Biblical place
Where was Beth-aven?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Maryam.
First appears in Joshua 7:2 · 2 books · 4 chapters
Overview
House of nothingness; i. e., “of idols”, a place in the mountains of Benjamin, east of Bethel (Josh. 7:2; 18:12; 1 Sam. 13:5). In Hos. 4:15; 5:8; 10:5 it stands for “Bethel”. Modern identification: Tell Maryam.
Beth-aven is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Maryam. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 7:2 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.