בֵּית אָוֶןBêyth ʼÂven

Same root

• בַּיִתbayith · H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
• אָוֶןʼâven · H205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol

Where it appears

Appears 14 times in the Bible.

• Joshua 7:2 Joshua sent some of his men from Jericho to spy out the town of Ai, east of Bethel, near Beth-aven.
• Joshua 18:12 The northern boundary of Benjamin’s land began at the Jordan River, went north of the slope of Jericho, then west through the hill country and the wilderness of Beth-aven.
• 1 Samuel 13:5 The Philistines mustered a mighty army of 3,000 chariots, 6,000 charioteers, and as many warriors as the grains of sand on the seashore! They camped at Micmash east of Beth-aven.
• 1 Samuel 14:23 So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle continued to rage even beyond Beth-aven.
• Hosea 4:15 “Though you, Israel, are a prostitute, may Judah not be guilty of such things. Do not join the false worship at Gilgal or Beth-aven, and do not take oaths there in the Lord’s name.
• Hosea 5:8 “Sound the alarm in Gibeah! Blow the trumpet in Ramah! Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven! Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin!