Bible Location
Meaning: the place of weeping; or of mulberry-trees · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Bochim, 'the weepers,' was the place where Israel mourned after being rebuked by the angel of the Lord. It is important because it captures an early moment of sorrow without deep obedience in Judges. First appears in Judg 2:1.1
Place meaning
the place of weeping; or of mulberry-trees
Coordinates
31.93, 35.22
First appears
Judg 2:1
AI summary: Bochim matters because it exposes the gap between tears and lasting faithfulness. The people weep when confronted over their compromise with the inhabitants of the land, yet the wider narrative shows that the underlying problem persists. The cross references present Bochim as a place of rebuke, mourning, and incomplete repentance.1
Place meaning
the place of weeping; or of mulberry-trees
Latitude
31.93
Longitude
35.22
Bible references
2
Weepers, a place where the angel of the Lord reproved the Israelites for entering into a league with the people of the land. This caused them bitterly to weep, and hence the name of the place (Judg. 2:1, 5). It lay probably at the head of one of the valleys between Gilgal and Shiloh. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.