The Valley of Achor a Door of Hope, Or the Grand Issues of the War: A Discourse, Delivered on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 1863 (Classic Reprint)

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Hosea 2: 15. And I will give her the valley of Achor for a door of hope.

The valley of Achor was some ten miles north of Jerusalem, and not far from Bethe], the place of Ja cob's vision. It was called Ackor from the word Acfmn or Aehar, which was applied to it from an incident in the travels of the Israelites, recorded in the seventh of Joshua. Here it was that Achan sinned in taking the Babylonish garment, and the Shekels of silver and the wedge of gold among the spoils of the enemy, which were denominated accursed things and for this impi ety he was stoned with stones, and then burnt to ashes, after which the wrath of God was appeased. This valley was called Achar or Achor, from the name of this man, Achan. And the word Achan itself means troubler, so that the valley was known for many gene rations, as the valley of trouble. Hence the term came to be used to describe any position of special trial or trouble. He who was in some terrible extremity, was spoken of as being in the valley of Achor.

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