Editing Achor (section)

== History ==
The [[Book of Joshua]], [[Joshua 7|chapter seven]], relates the story from which the valley's name comes.  After the problems the [[Israelites]] had as a result of [[Achan (Bible)|Achan]]'s immoral theft of items commanded to be destroyed, the Israelite community stoned Achan and his household.  The narrative about Achan is [[etiological]], presenting a [[folk etymology]].<ref>[[Richard D. Nelson|Richard Nelson]] (1997), ''Joshua''. Louisville, Kentucky: [[Westminster John Knox Press]], p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Iwfg_zQHRR4C&pg=PA99 99]</ref>

Due to the nature of this narrative, the phrase ''valley of trouble'' became eminently proverbial and occurs elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible.  The [[Book of Isaiah]] and [[Book of Hosea]] use the term – ''the valley of trouble, a place for herds to lie down in'',<ref>Isaiah {{bibleverse-nb||Isaiah|65:10|HE}}</ref> ''the valley of trouble for a door of hope'',<ref>Hosea {{bibleverse-nb||Hosea|2:15|HE}}</ref> as a way of describing the redemption promised by God.