Berachah, Valley of

Ber’achah, Valley of. A valley in which Jehoshaphat and his people assembled to "bless" Jehovah, after the overthrow of the hosts of Moabites. 2Ch 20:26. It is now called Bereikut, and lies between Tekua and the main road from Bethlehem to Hebron.

("blessing".) Where Jehoshaphat and his people on the fourth day assembled to "bless" Jehovah for overthrowing the invading Ammonites, Moabites, Hagarenes, Edomites, and Amalekites who sought to "cut off Israel from being a nation" (Psalm 83; 2Ch 20:26). Now Bereikut, in a valley between Tekua and the road from Bethlehem to Hebron. It is a broad, rich vale, watered with copious springs, affording space for a large multitude.