The Definition of the word Beth-car

Beth-car

House of nothingness; i.e., of idols", a place in the mountains" "of Benjamin, east of Bethel (Josh. 7:2; 18:12; 1 Sam. 13:5). In" "Hos. 4:15; 5:8; 10:5 it stands for "Bethel" (q.v.), and it is so" "called because it was no longer the "house of God," but "the" "house of idols," referring to the calves there worshipped."