Nothingness; vanity. Hosea speaks of the 'high places of Aven' (10:8), by which he means Bethel. He also calls it Beth-aven, i.e., 'the house of vanity' (4:15), on account of the golden calves Jeroboam had set up there (1 Kings 12:28 ). Translated by the LXX. 'On' in Ezekiel 30:17 . The Egyptian"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter A Bible Dictionaries Aven Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Ava Next Entry Avenger of Blood Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Beth-Aven Aven Thompson Chain Reference Beth-Aven Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Assyria & Aven Dictionaries American Tract Society Beth-Aven Aven Easton's Bible Dictionary Beth-Aven Aven Fausset Bible Dictionary Aven Holman Bible Dictionary Beth-Aven Aven Hitchcock Bible Names Beth-Aven Aven Hastings' BibleDictionary Beth-Aven Aven Morrish Bible Dictionary Aven Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Beth-Aven People's Bible Dictionary Beth-Aven Aven Smith Bible Dictionary Aven Webster Dictionary Avens Avener Watson's Theological Dictionary Aven Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Aven Beth-Aven Bikath-Aven Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Aven McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Aven Beth-Aven The Jewish Encyclopedia Aven Beth-Aven Lexicons אָוֶן בֵּית אָוֶן Nothingness; vanity. Hosea speaks of the "high places of Aven" (10:8), by which he means Bethel. He also calls it Beth-aven, i.e., "the house of vanity" (4:15), on account of the golden calves Jeroboam had set up there ( 1 Kings 12:28 ). Translated by the LXX. "On" in Ezekiel 30:17 . The Egyptian Heliopolis or city of On (q.v.). In Amos 1:5 it denotes the Syrian Heliopolis, the modern Baalbec.
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