Achor

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Achor
     trouble, a valley near Jericho, so called in consequence of the
     trouble which the sin of Achan caused Israel (Josh. 7:24,26).
     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: "The valley of
     Achor for a door of hope;" i.e., trouble would be turned into
     joy, despair into hope. This valley has been identified with the
     Wady Kelt.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Achor, trouble