Valleys
1. Tracts of land between mountains. 1Sa 17:3.
2. Called
a. Vales. De 1:7; Jos 10:40.
b. Dales. Ge 14:17; 2Sa 18:18.
c. Fat valleys, when fruitful. Isa 28:1,4.
d. Rough valleys, when uncultivated and barren. De 21:4.
3. Watered by mountain streams. Ps 104:8,10.
4. Canaan abounded in. De 11:11.
5. Abounded with
a. Fountains and springs. De 8:7; Isa 41:18.
b. Rocks and caves. Job 30:6; Isa 57:5.
c. Trees. 1Ki 10:27.
d. Lily of the valley. Song 2:1.
e. Ravens. Pr 30:17.
f. Doves. Eze 7:16.
6. Of Israel well tilled and fruitful. 1Sa 6:13; Ps 65:13.
7. Often the scenes of idolatrous rites. Isa 57:5.
8. The heathen supposed that certain deities presided over. 1Ki 20:23,28.
9. The Canaanites held possession of, against Judah. Jdj 1:19.
10. Often the scenes of great contests. Jdj 5:15; 7:8,22; 1Sa 17:19.
11. Mentioned in scripture
a. Achor. Jos 7:24; Isa 65:10; Ho 2:5.
b. Ajalon. Jos 10:12.
c. Baca. Ps 84:6.
d. Berachah. 2Ch 20:26.
e. Bochim. Jdj 2:5.
f. Charashim. 1Ch 4:14.
g. Elah. 1Sa 17:2; 21:9.
h. Eshcol. Nu 32:9; De 1:24.
i. Gad. 2Sa 24:5.
j. Gerar. Ge 26:17.
k. Gibeon. Isa 28:21.
l. Hebron. Ge 37:14.
m. Hinnom or Tophet. Jos 18:16; 2Ki 23:10; 2Ch 28:3; Jer 7:32.
n. Jehoshaphat or decision. Joe 3:2,14.
o. Jericho. De 34:3.
p. Jezreel. Ho 1:5.
q. Jephthah-el. Jos 19:14,27.
r. Keziz. Jos 18:21.
s. Lebanon. Jos 11:17.
t. Megiddo. 2Ch 35:22; Zec 12:11.
u. Moab where Moses was buried. De 34:6.
v. Passengers or Hamongog. Eze 39:11.
w. Rephaim or giants. Jos 15:8; 18:16; 2Sa 5:18; Isa 17:5.
x. Salt. 2Sa 8:13; 2Ki 14:17.
y. Shaveh or king’s dale. Ge 14:17; 2Sa 18:18.
z. Shittim. Joe 3:18.
A. Siddim. Ge 14:3,8.
B. Sorek. Jdj 16:4.
C. Succoth. Ps 60:6.
D. Zared. Nu 21:12.
E. Zeboim. 1Sa 13:18.
F. Zephathah. 2Ch 14:10.
12. To be filled with hostile chariots, threatened as a punishment. Isa 22:7.
13. Miracles connected with
a. The moon made to stand still over Ajalon. Jos 10:12.
b. Ditches in, filled with water. 2Ki 3:16,17.
c. Water in, made to appear to the Moabites like blood. 2Ki 3:22,23.
14. Illustrative
a. Of the church of Christ. Song 6:11.
b. (Fruitful and well watered,) of the tents of Israel. Nu 24:6.
c. (Dark,) of affliction and death. Ps 23:4.
d. (Filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel. Isa 40:4; Lu 3:5.