Dictionary entry

Valleys

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Tracts of land between mountains 1Sa 17:3

CALLED

Vales De 1:7; Jos 10:40

Dales Ge 14:17; 2Sa 18:18

Fat valleys, when fruitful Isa 28:1,4

Rough valleys, when uncultivated and barren De 21:4

Watered by mountain streams Ps 104:8,10

Canaan abounded in De 11:11

ABOUNDED WITH

Fountains and springs De 8:7; Isa 41:18

Rocks and caves Job 30:6; Isa 57:5

Trees 1Ki 10:27

Lily of the valley So 2:1

Ravens Pr 30:17

Doves Eze 7:16

Of Israel well tilled and fruitful 1Sa 6:13; Ps 65:13

Often the scenes of idolatrous rites Isa 57:5

The heathen supposed that certain deities presided over 1Ki 20:23,28

The Canaanites held possession of, against Judah Jud 1:19

Often the scenes of great contests Jud 5:15; 7:8,22; 1Sa 17:19

MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE

Achor Jos 7:24; Isa 65:10; Ho 2:5

Ajalon Jos 10:12

Baca Ps 84:6

Berachah 2Ch 20:26

Bochim Jud 2:5

Charashim 1Ch 4:14

Elah 1Sa 17:2; 21:9

Eshcol Nu 32:9; De 1:24

Gad 2Sa 24:5

Gerar Ge 26:17

Gibeon Isa 28:21

Hebron Ge 37:14

Hinnom or Tophet Jos 18:16; 2Ki 23:10; 2Ch 28:3; Jer 7:32

Jehoshaphat or decision Joe 3:2,14

Jericho De 34:3

Jezreel Ho 1:5

Jephthah-el Jos 19:14,27

Keziz Jos 18:21

Lebanon Jos 11:17

Megiddo 2Ch 35:22; Zec 12:11

Moab where Moses was buried De 34:6

Passengers or Hamongog Eze 39:11

Rephaim or giants Jos 15:8; 18:16; 2Sa 5:18; Isa 17:5

Salt 2Sa 8:13; 2Ki 14:17

Shaveh or king's dale Ge 14:17; 2Sa 18:18

Shittim Joe 3:18

Siddim Ge 14:3,8

Sorek Jud 16:4

Succoth Ps 60:6

Zared Nu 21:12

Zeboim 1Sa 13:18

Zephathah 2Ch 14:10

To be filled with hostile chariots, threatened as a punishment Isa 22:7

MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH

The moon made to stand still over Ajalon Jos 10:12

Ditches in, filled with water 2Ki 3:16,17

Water in, made to appear to the Moabites like blood 2Ki 3:22,23

ILLUSTRATIVE

Of the church of Christ So 6:11

(Fruitful and well watered,) of the tents of Israel Nu 24:6

(Dark,) of affliction and death Ps 23:4

(Filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel Isa 40:4; Lu 3:5