New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Valleys

• Tracts of land between mountains 1 Sam. 17:3
• Called
  • Vales Dt. 1:7; Josh. 10:40
  • Dales Gen. 14:17; 2 Sam. 18:18
  • Fat valleys, when fruitful Isa. 28:1, 4
  • Rough valleys, when uncultivated and barren Dt. 21:4
• Watered by mountain streams Ps. 104:8, 10
• Canaan abounded in Dt. 11:11
• Abounded with
  • Fountains and springs Dt. 8:7; Isa. 41:18
  • Rocks and caves Job 30:6; Isa. 57:5
  • Trees 1 Ki. 10:27
  • Lily of the valley Song 2:1
  • Ravens Pr. 30:17
  • Doves Ezek. 7:16
• Of Israel well tilled and fruitful 1 Sam. 6:13; Ps. 65:13
• Often the scenes of idolatrous rites Isa. 57:5
• The heathen supposed that certain deities presided over 1 Ki. 20:23, 28
• The Canaanites held possession of, against Judah Judg. 1:19
• Often the scenes of great contests Judg. 5:15, 7:8, 22; 1 Sam. 17:19
• Mentioned in scripture
  • Achor Josh. 7:24; Isa. 65:10; Hos. 2:15
  • Ajalon Josh. 10:12
  • Baca Ps. 84:6
  • Berachah 2 Chr. 20:26
  • Bochim Judg. 2:5
  • Charashim 1 Chr. 4:14
  • Elah 1 Sam. 17:2, 21:9
  • Eshcol Num. 32:9; Dt. 1:24
  • Gad 2 Sam. 24:5
  • Gerar Gen. 26:17
  • Gibeon Isa. 28:21
  • Hebron Gen. 37:14
  • Hinnom or Tophet Josh. 18:16; 2 Ki. 23:10; 2 Chr. 28:3; Jer. 7:32
  • Jehoshaphat or decision Joel 3:2, 14
  • Jericho Dt. 34:3
  • Jezreel Hos. 1:5
  • Jiphthah-el Josh. 19:14, 27
  • Keziz Josh. 18:21
  • Lebanon Josh. 11:17
  • Megiddo 2 Chr. 35:22; Zech. 12:11
  • Moab where Moses was buried Dt. 34:6
  • Passengers or Hamongog Ezek. 39:11
  • Rephaim or giants Josh. 15:8, 18:16; 2 Sam. 5:18; Isa. 17:5
  • Salt 2 Sam. 8:13; 2 Ki. 14:7
  • Shaveh or king's dale Gen. 14:17; 2 Sam. 18:18
  • Shittim Joel 3:18
  • Siddim Gen. 14:3, 8
  • Sorek Judg. 16:4
  • Succoth Ps. 60:6
  • Zared Num. 21:12
  • Zeboim 1 Sam. 13:18
  • Zephathah 2 Chr. 14:10
• To be filled with hostile chariots, threatened as a punishment Isa. 22:7
• Miracles connected with
  • The moon made to stand still over Ajalon Josh. 10:12
  • Ditches in, filled with water 2 Ki. 3:16, 17
  • Water in, made to appear to the Moabites like blood 2 Ki. 3:22, 23
• Illustrative
  • Of the church of Christ Song 6:11
  • (Fruitful and well watered,) of the tents of Israel Num. 24:6
  • (Dark,) of affliction and death Ps. 23:4
  • (Filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel Isa. 40:4; Lk. 3:5