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Valley of Beracah

Ancient site; 4 competing modern identifications, best supported being Wadi el Arrub.

Placevalley1 verselocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Wadi el Arrub · waterOpen in OpenStreetMap

Wadi el Arrub245
31.6089, 35.1716water
Khirbet Bereikut157
31.6433, 35.1430distance
El Baq’a111
31.6402, 35.2024region
Wadi ar Rashrash36
31.6123, 35.0808water

Name variants

Valley of Beracah (4)
Valley of Berachah (2)
Valley of Berakah (2)
Berachah (1)
Valley of Blessing (1)

References

2 Chronicles 20:26

Topical references

1. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag — 1 Chronicles 12:3
2. A valley in the south of the territory of the tribe of Judah, where the Israelites blessed the Lord for a victory — 2 Chronicles 20:26

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.