Berachah

A landscape image showing a view from southeast of the Beracah valley, featuring a building surrounded by greenery and hills, relevant to the historical and biblical significance of the area as described in the Second Book of Chronicles.

Beracah is a valley mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). It was named the "Valley of Blessings ("blessing" is "Berakhah" in Hebrew) by Jehoshaphat, king of Judah after God’s victory over Moab and Ammon, as is recounted in the Second Book of Chronicles (2 Chronicles 20:1-30).

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• And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the Lord; therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah until this day. Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.

• 2 Chronicles 2:26-27 NKJV.

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