achor

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achor - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  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.