Amos 1:3-5

1:3

three ..... four <07969 0702> [For.]

Damascus <01834> [Damascus.]

four <0702> [and for four. or, yea, for four. turn away the punishment thereof. or, convert it, or, let it be quiet, and so.]

ripped <01758> [because.]

1:4

set <07971> [I will.]

Hazael's <02371> [Hazael.]

Ben Hadad's <01130> [Benhadad.]

1:5

break <07665> [break.]

Wicked Valley <0206 01237> [the plain of Aven. or, Bikath-aven.]

Probably Heliopolis, now Baalbek, situated between Libanus and Antilibanus, 56 miles N. W. of Damascus, according to Antoninus, and celebrated for its temple of the sun.

Beth <05731 01004> [the house of Eden. or, Beth-eden.]

Probably the village of Eden, in Mount Lebanon, marks the site of this place. It is delightfully situated by the side of a most rich and cultivated valley, contains about 400 or 500 families, and is, according to modern authorities, about 20 miles S. E. of Tripoli, and five miles from the cedars.

people <05971> [the people.]