Aven
Aven is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is another name for Beth-aven 2. The name means “iniquity; force; riches; sorrow.”
Where is Aven?
Approx. 31.9228, 35.2414 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Beth-aven 2 | settlement | Medium |
| not a proper name (common noun for "high places") | special | Low |
Aven in the Bible dictionary
Nothingness; vanity. (1.) Hosea speaks of the “high places of Aven” (10:8), by which he means Bethel. He also calls it Beth-aven, i.e., “the house of vanity” (4:15), on account of the golden calves Jeroboam had set up there (1 Kings 12:28).
(2.) Translated by the LXX. “On” in Ezek. 30:17. The Egyptian Heliopolis or city of On (q.v.).
(3.) In Amos 1:5 it denotes the Syrian Heliopolis, the modern Baalbec.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Aven
- Hosea 10:8
The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.