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Bethaven. [Beth-a'ven]


A place or 'wilderness' of Benjamin near Bethel. Joshua 7: 2; Joshua 18: 12; 1 Sam. 13: 5; 1 Sam. 14: 23; Hosea 4. 15; Hosea 5: 8; Hosea 10: 5. Though this is said to be on the east of Bethel, in Hosea it would appear to be a name given to Bethel itself as being no longer the 'house of God,' but the 'house of vanity' because of the idols there.