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Brook of the Willows

Brook of the Willows (Biblical Place • Jordan Valley • 32.309°N, 35.560°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 15:7 (identified with Jordan Valley ). It is closely linked with Brook of Egypt (Biblical Place • 31.032°N, 33.855°E): river: now Wadi al Arish; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_of_Egypt. Referenced in Num 34:5 , Josh 15:4 , Josh 15:47 , 1 Kgs 8:65 , 2 Kgs 24:7 .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Brook of the Willows (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 15:7 (identified with Jordan Valley ).) Brook of Egypt (river: now Wadi al Arish; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_of_Egypt. Referenced in Num 34:5 , Josh 15:4 , Josh 15:47 , 1 Kgs 8:65 , 2 Kgs 24:7 .) Brook of the Arabah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Amos 6:14 (identified with Hamath ).) Shihor (?; river. Referenced in Josh 13:3 , Isa 23:3 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Job 40:22 : "The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about."; Isaiah 15:7 : "Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows."; Leviticus 23:40 : "And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the ...". Related canonical books and chapters: Isaiah 15 ( Isaiah • Chapter 15 (9 verses)), 1 Kings 17 ( 1 Kings • Chapter 17 (24 verses)), Psalms 42 ( Psalms • Chapter 42 (11 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Brook of the Willows
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Biblical Place • Jordan Valley • 32.309°N, 35.560°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 15:7 (identified with Jordan Valley ).

Brook of Egypt
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Biblical Place • 31.032°N, 33.855°E

river: now Wadi al Arish; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_of_Egypt. Referenced in Num 34:5 , Josh 15:4 , Josh 15:47 , 1 Kgs 8:65 , 2 Kgs 24:7 .

Brook of the Arabah
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Biblical Place • Hamath • 35.136°N, 36.749°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Amos 6:14 (identified with Hamath ).

Shihor
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Biblical Place • Brook of Egypt • 31.032°N, 33.855°E

?; river. Referenced in Josh 13:3 , Isa 23:3 .

Isaiah 15
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Isaiah • Chapter 15 (9 verses)

The burden of Moab . Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon , the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo , and over Medeba : on all t... Mentions: Moab, Kir , Dibon 1 , Nebo 1 , Medeba .

Map of the United Monarchy (David & Solomon)
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The maximum territorial extent of the Kingdom of Israel from the Euphrates River to the Brook of Egypt (c. 1000–930 BCE).

George Adam Smith (1915) • Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of Elijah and Elisha Ministry Locations
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Sites across Israel and Phoenicia : Mount Carmel , Brook Cherith , Zarephath , Shunem , and Dothan .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
1 Kings 17
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1 Kings • Chapter 17 (24 verses)

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead , said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn th... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Gilead , Cherith , Jordan , Zarephath .

Psalms 42
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Psalms • Chapter 42 (11 verses)

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? Mentions: Jordan .

John 18
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John • Chapter 18 (40 verses)

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. Judas then, hav... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Judas, Simon , Nazareth .

Psalms 137
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Psalms • Chapter 137 (9 verses)

By the rivers of Babylon , there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion . We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of t... Mentions: Esau ( Edom ), Babylon , Zion , Jerusalem , Edom.

Isaiah 19
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Isaiah • Chapter 19 (25 verses)

The burden of Egypt . Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt : and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every ... Mentions: Judah , Canaan , Jacob/Israel , Egypt, Zoan , Memphis , Assyria .

Ezekiel 17
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Ezekiel • Chapter 17 (24 verses)

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel ; And say, Thus saith the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon , and took the h... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Lebanon , Babylon , Jerusalem , Egypt .

1 Kings 15
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1 Kings • Chapter 15 (34 verses)

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah . Three years reigned he in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was ... Mentions: Judah , David , Rehoboam , Asa , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Kidron , Ramah 1 , Syria , Damascus .

1 Kings 18
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1 Kings • Chapter 18 (46 verses)

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria . And Ahab called Obadiah , wh... Mentions: Obadiah , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Samaria , Carmel , Kishon , Jezreel 2 .

1 Samuel 30
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1 Samuel • Chapter 30 (31 verses)

And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag , and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but... Mentions: David , Amalekites , Abigail , Judah , Caleb , Ziklag, Besor , Egypt , Ramoth 3 , Jattir .

2 Kings 23
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2 Kings • Chapter 23 (37 verses)

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem . And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and g... Mentions: Judah, Hilkiah , Baal , Joshua , Nathan , Jerusalem, Kidron , Geba 1 , Topheth .

2 Chronicles 32
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 32 (33 verses)

After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah , and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jer... Mentions: Judah , Hezekiah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Assyria , Jerusalem , Millo , Lachish , Gihon 2 .

Deuteronomy 8
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 8 (20 verses)

All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers. And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wildernes... Mentions: Egypt .

Job 6
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Job • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

But Job answered and said, Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. Mentions: Tema , Sheba .

Isaiah 44
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Isaiah • Chapter 44 (28 verses)

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel , whom I have chosen: Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and fl... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Judah , Jerusalem .

Job 20
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Job • Chapter 20 (29 verses)

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Proverbs 18
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Proverbs • Chapter 18 (24 verses)

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

Psalms 110
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Psalms • Chapter 110 (7 verses)

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion : rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from... Mentions: Zion .

The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 16 (24 verses)

And John went up from Gazara, and told Simon his father what Cendebaeus was doing. And Simon called his two oldest sons, Judas and John , and said to them, I and my brethren and my father’s house have fought the battles of Israel from our youth, even to this day; and things have p... Mentions: Simon, Judas , Jacob/Israel , Mattathias , Kidron , Azotus , Jericho , Jerusalem .

Judith 2
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Judith • Chapter 2 (28 verses)

And in the eighteenth year, the two and twentieth day of the first month, there was talk in the house of Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians, that he should be avenged on all the land, even as he spoke. And he called together all his servants, and all his great men, and communic... Mentions: Asshur , Lud , Ishmael , Japheth , Midian , Nineveh , Cilicia , Euphrates .

Psalms 83
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Psalms • Chapter 83 (18 verses)

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Moab , Ammon , Amalek , Edom, Gebal .

Abana
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Biblical Place • 33.545°N, 36.225°E

Now Barada River. Referenced in 2 Kgs 5:12 .

Salt Sea
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Biblical Place • 31.539°N, 35.482°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:3 , Num 34:3 , Num 34:12 , Deut 3:17 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 .

Sea of Chinneroth
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:3 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Dead Sea (Yam HaMelah) Shoreline Mineral Formations
IMAGE • geography

Hyper-saline waters and salt terraces of the Dead Sea rift valley, biblical Salt Sea forming the eastern border of Judah .

David Shankbone • Flickr / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY 2.0
Tigris
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Biblical Place • 35.983°N, 43.346°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 2:14 , Dan 10:4 .

Sea of Jazer
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Biblical Place • Jazer • 31.944°N, 35.728°E

water. Referenced in Jer 48:32 .

Sea of the Arabah
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Biblical Place • Salt Sea • 31.539°N, 35.482°E

water. Referenced in Deut 3:17 , Deut 4:49 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 , 2 Kgs 14:25 .

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VIDEO • educational

High-definition open-licensed video recording from the waters of the Sea of Galilee surveying the surrounding Galilean hills, Capernaum coast, and Mount of Beatitudes.

Israel Tourism Archive • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Sea of Chinnereth
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 34:11 , Josh 13:27 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Scripture Passages (24)

The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

Isaiah 15:7 (KJV)
Isaiah 15 KJV

Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.

And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered . And we went over the brook Zered .

Hurai of the brooks of Gaash , Abiel the Arbathite,

Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash ,

He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem , unto the brook Kidron , and burned it at the brook Kidron , and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kishon :

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith , that is before Jordan .

Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.

And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab .

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

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