A great heap of stones; as a monument of the sin and judgment here mentioned, that others might be instructed and warned by the example; and as a brand of infamy, as Joshua 8:29 2 Samuel 18:17. The valley of Achor; or, the valley of trouble, from the double trouble expressed Joshua 7:25.
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Joshua 7:26
26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor,f unto this day.