the same as H205; idolatry; Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in Coele-Syria, one in Egypt (On), and one in Palestine (Bethel):—Aven. See also H204, H1007.
Outline
- Aven = "vanity"
- a name used contemptuously for the following places of idolatrous worship
- a city in Egypt, possibly On (Eze. 30:17)
- Bethel with its calf worship (Hos. 10:8)
- A town or region in Syria (Amos 1:5)