Encyclopedia entry
Baca
(weeping), The Valley of, A valley in Palestine, through which the exiled Psalmist sees in vision the pilgrims passing in their march towards the sanctuary of Jehovah at Zion. (Psalms 84:6) That it was a real locality is most probable from the use of the definite article before the name. The rendering of the Targum is Gehenna, i.e. the Ge-Hinnom or ravine below Mount Zion. This locality agrees well with the mention of became (Authorized Version “mulberry”) trees in (2 Samuel 5:23)
In the Bible
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Verses where Baca is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Psalms 84:6
As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.
Scripture on Baca
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Entries that reference Baca
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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