| Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
| BETH-AVEN | A place and desert near Bethel on the east, Jos 7:2; 18:12; 1Sa 13:5; 14:23. It seems to be reproachfully used at times for Bethel itself, after the golden calves were there set up, Ho 4:15; 10:5: Beth-el meaning the house of God; and Beth-aven, the house of sin, or of an idol. |