Bochim
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| Type | settlement and tree |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bokim |
| Most likely | another name for Bethel (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.923° N, 35.241° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Judges 2:1 |
Bochim is a settlement and tree named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Bethel (high confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Bethel | high (71%) | 31.923° N, 35.241° E |
| another name for Allon-bacuth | very low (-6%) | 31.923° N, 35.241° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 2:1And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,
- Judges 2:5And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.So they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.