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2 Chronicles 20:26
On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah and Jerusalem gather on the fourth day, immediately after spending three days collecting the enemy's plunder.
The words — בְּרָכָה (Beracah) means blessing, and בֵּרְכ֣וּ (beraku) means they blessed, directly explaining the etymology of the location's name.
The thread — The practice of naming a site after a specific divine act recurs in Exodus 17:15, where Moses builds an altar and names it The LORD Is My Banner.
Why it lands — The text records a factual sequence: a community assembles to bless God after deliverance, and the location retains that name permanently.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
Cross-references
- Exodus 17:15 And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
- Genesis 32:20 You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:9 The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
- Psalms 107:21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Isaiah 62:4 No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
- Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
- Exodus 15:1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
- 2 Samuel 22:1 And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
- Psalms 103:1 Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.