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The Valley of Blessing
Commentators explain that the name "Beracah" literally means "blessing." The valley was named this because the people of Judah gathered there for a formal, public act of thanksgiving to God for their miraculous victory. This act of naming served as a permanent memorial of God's deliverance, linking the place to the praise offered there.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 20:26
18th Century
Theologian
The valley of Berachah - This is probably the Wady Bereikut, which lies a short distance northwest of Tekoa.
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 20:26
19th Century
Bishop
Valley of Berachah — i.e., blessing. The place is still called Wady Beraikut, a wide, open valley west of Tekoa,…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Chronicles 20:24–26
19th Century
Preacher
This is the Valley of Blessing: surely an appropriate name worthy of long remembrance.
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John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 20:26
17th Century
Pastor
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah As it was afterwards called from what they did …
Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 20:20–30
17th Century
Minister
Jehoshaphat exhorted his troops to firm faith in God. Faith inspires a man with true courage; nor will anything help more to establish the heart in…