Bochim is a place mentioned in the biblical book of Judges , situated west of the river Jordan . Its name means weepers . Biblical usage Bochim appears in only one section of Judges in verses 1 and 5 of chapter 2 . In the narrative, it is the place at which the Israel ites are rebuked by the angel of the LORD for making a covenant with the Canaan ites, rather than taking possession of their land as they had been commanded. The name, weepers , refers to the Israelite response to this rebuke they wept and offered sacrifices to God. Location The exact location of Bochim is disputed, with commentators drawing different conclusions from the absence of other mentions in the Bible. Some, such as Burney, suggest that Bochim is actually another name for Bethel . Burney draws attention to the unusual appearance of the name Bochim before the incident after which the place is supposedly named, as well as highlighting the Septuagint translation of verse 1 to Bochim and to Bethel and to the House of Israel . ref Amit, Hidden Polemics , pp. 119 120. ref Other commentators suggest that Bochim was located near Bethel, and that the lack of other Biblical mentions is due to Bochim ceasing to be an important place in the life of Israel. Y. Kaufmann proposes that Bochim was a place of assembly near to Bethel, whilst G. F. Moore has associated Bochim with Shiloh biblical city Shiloh . ref Gomes, The Sanctuary of Bethel , p. 117. ref Other theories have also been advanced. References references Bibliography Amit, Yaira, Hidden Polemics in Biblical Narrative BRILL, 2000 Gomes, Jules, The Sanctuary of Bethel and the Configuration of Israelite Identity Walter de Gruyter, 2006 Category Biblical places Category Book of Judges ... more details
This is an incomplete list of places, lands, and countries mentioned in the Bible. Some places may be listed twice, under two different names. Only places having their own articles here are included. CompactTOC8 center yes A Absalom Achaia Ai Bible Ai Akko Ammon Antioch Arabian Peninsula Archevite Ashdod Ashkelon Asshur Assyria B Baal hazor Babylon Babel Babylon Beer Sheba Beit El Beirut Bethany Biblical village Bethany Bethel Bethlehem Bochim Byblos C Canaan Capernaum Kingdom of Kush Cush D Damascus Dan ancient city Dan Debir Dothan ancient city Dothan E Garden of Eden Eden Egypt Ekron Elim Bible Elim Enoch biblical city Enoch Eshcol Ethiopia Etham G Gabbatha Galilee Gath city Gath Gaza Gethsemane Gibeon ancient city Gibeon Gilead Golgotha Land of Goshen Goshen Ancient Greece Greece H Haran Havilah Mount Gaash Hill of Gash Hebron I India Esther 8 9 J Jabbok Jaffa Jerash Jericho Jerusalem Jordan Jordan Plain Kingdom of Judah Judah Judea K Kadesh Barnea Kiriath Sepher Debir L Laban Lachish Dan biblical city Laish Laodicea on the Lycus Laodicea Lebanon Lehi M Machpela Mamre Plain Marah Bible Marah Tel Megiddo Megiddo Memphis, Egypt Memphis Mesopotamia Midian Miriam Moab Mount Carmel Mount Ephraim Mount Nebo Jordan Mount Nebo Mount Sinai N Nahor Nazareth Nineveh Land of Nod Nod O On Ophir P Desert of Paran Paran Penuel Petra Philistia Phut Pithom R Ramathlehi Rephidim S Samaria Shalem Shechem Shomron Sidon Sin Sin Desert Sinai Smyrna Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom Spain Romanos 15.24 Syria T Tel Dan Timnath serah Timnath Philistine city Timnath Tyre, Lebanon Tyre U The Land of Uz V Via Dolorosa Z Zaanan Zair Zalmon Zalmonah Zanoah Zareah Zartanah Zelah Zemaraim Zephi Zeredathah Zorah Zion Zior Zoba Notes Note This list is currently incomplete I have updated this list at 21 54 on Monday 20th February up to 1 Samuel Samuel Child of the Lord See also List of biblical names List of Hebrew place names External links cite web url http www.christiananswers.net dictionary places.htm ... more details
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