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Achor Trouble , a valley near Jericho, so called in consequence of the trouble which the sin of Achan caused Israel (Jos 7:24, Jos 7:26). The expression "valley of Achor" probably became proverbial for that which caused trouble, and when Isaiah (Isa 65:10) refers to it he uses it in this sense: "The valley of Achor, a place for herds to lie down in;" i.e., that which had been a source of calamity would become a source of blessing. Hosea also (Hos 2:15) uses the expression in the same sense…

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