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River

River (Biblical Place • Euphrates • 35.091°N, 40.428°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 22:5 , Deut 11:24 , Josh 24:3 , Josh 24:14 , Josh 24:15 , Ps 72:8 (identified with Euphrates ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Gospels & Ministry of Yeshua the Messiah —The four canonical Gospels— Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John —chronicle the birth of Yeshua (Jesus) in Bethlehem to Mary , his upbringing in Nazareth , baptism in the Jordan River , ministry across Galilee and Judea , and proclamation of the Kingdom of God .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include River (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 22:5 , Deut 11:24 , Josh 24:3 , Josh 24:14 , Josh 24:15 , Ps 72:8 (identified with Euphrates ).) Jordan (river. Referenced in Gen 32:10 , Gen 50:10 , Gen 50:11 , Num 13:29 , Num 22:1 .) Beyond the River (region. Referenced in Ezra 4:10 , Ezra 4:11 , Ezra 4:16 , Ezra 4:17 , Ezra 4:20 .) Abana (Now Barada River. Referenced in 2 Kgs 5:12 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ancient Babylon Scale Model (600 BC) — Architectural scale model of Neo-Babylonian Babylon around 600 BC from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem , showing the Euphrates River dividing the walled city, the Processional Way, the Ishtar Gate , Nebuchadnezzar's Southern Palace, and the Etemenanki ziggurat precinct.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Judges 5:21 : "The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon . O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength."; Exodus 7:18 : "And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river."; Genesis 15:18 : "In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram , saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates :". Related canonical books and chapters: Ezekiel 47 ( Ezekiel • Chapter 47 (23 verses)), Jeremiah 46 ( Jeremiah • Chapter 46 (28 verses)), Joshua 12 ( Joshua • Chapter 12 (24 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

River
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Biblical Place • Euphrates • 35.091°N, 40.428°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 22:5 , Deut 11:24 , Josh 24:3 , Josh 24:14 , Josh 24:15 , Ps 72:8 (identified with Euphrates ).

Jordan
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Biblical Place • Jordan Valley • 32.309°N, 35.560°E

river. Referenced in Gen 32:10 , Gen 50:10 , Gen 50:11 , Num 13:29 , Num 22:1 .

Beyond the River
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

region. Referenced in Ezra 4:10 , Ezra 4:11 , Ezra 4:16 , Ezra 4:17 , Ezra 4:20 .

Jordan River Valley and Baptismal Waters
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The lower Jordan River near the traditional baptismal crossing opposite Jericho , associated with Elijah, Elisha, and John the Baptist.

Wikimedia Commons contributor • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
Abana
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Biblical Place • 33.545°N, 36.225°E

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

Euphrates
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Biblical Place • 35.091°N, 40.428°E

river. Referenced in Gen 2:14 , Gen 15:18 , Gen 31:21 , Gen 36:37 , Ex 23:31 .

Pharpar
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Biblical Place • 33.380°N, 36.306°E

river. Referenced in 2 Kgs 5:12 .

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 .

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Classic Oxford reference monograph analyzing the literary structure, historical sources, and date of the Hebrew Bible books.

S. R. Driver / I. M. Price • Internet Archive / Public Domain Public Domain Mark 1.0
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 .

Habor
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Biblical Place • 36.345°N, 40.789°E

river. Referenced in 2 Kgs 17:6 , 2 Kgs 18:11 , 1 Chr 5:26 .

Zered
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Biblical Place • 30.884°N, 35.898°E

river. Referenced in Deut 2:13 , Deut 2:14 .

Ulai
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Biblical Place • 32.179°N, 48.225°E

river; from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulai. Referenced in Dan 8:2 , Dan 8:16 .

Kishon
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Biblical Place • 32.762°N, 35.064°E

river. Referenced in Judg 4:7 , Judg 4:13 , Judg 5:21 , 1 Kgs 18:40 , Ps 83:9 .

Shihor-libnath
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Biblical Place • 32.538°N, 34.908°E

river; now Nahar Tanninim?. Referenced in Josh 19:26 .

Ezekiel 47
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Ezekiel • Chapter 47 (23 verses)

Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side o... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joseph , Tamar , Hethlon , Zedad , Hamath , Berothah , Sibraim .

Jeremiah 46
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Jeremiah • Chapter 46 (28 verses)

The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; Against Egypt , against the army of Pharaoh–neco king of Egypt , which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish , which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josia... Mentions: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Josiah , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Egypt, Euphrates , Carchemish , Babylon , Gilead .

Joshua 12
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Joshua • Chapter 12 (24 verses)

Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon , and all the plain on the east: Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon , and ru... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Ammon , Moses , Manasseh , Joshua , Jordan , Arnon , Hermon , Heshbon , Aroer 1 .

Ezekiel
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Old Testament • 48 Chapters

Ezekiel (Old Testament, 48 chapters). Key figures: Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Jacob/Israel , Judah , Noah , Daniel , Canaan . Key places: Chebar , Jerusalem , Chaldea , Babylon , Canaan , Samaria . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of C..."

Genesis 41
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Genesis • Chapter 41 (57 verses)

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the r... Mentions: Joseph , Manasseh , Ephraim , Egypt .

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
Isaiah 18
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Isaiah • Chapter 18 (7 verses)

Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia : That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; ... Mentions: Ethiopia , Zion .

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

The four canonical Gospels— Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John —chronicle the birth of Yeshua ( Jesus ) in Bethlehem to Mary , his upbringing in Nazareth , baptism in the Jordan River , ministry across Galilee and Judea , and proclamation of the Kingdom of God.

Tobit 6
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Tobit • Chapter 6 (17 verses)

Now as they went on their journey, they came at eventide to the river Tigris , and they lodged there. But the young man went down to wash himself, and a fish leaped out of the river, and would have swallowed up the young man. But the angel said to him, Take hold on the fish. And t... Mentions: Moses , Tigris , Ecbatana .

Revelation 22
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Revelation • Chapter 22 (21 verses)

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every mo... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David .

Interactive 3D Urban Scale Model • Daniel 1–5 & Jeremiah 50–51

Architectural scale model of Neo-Babylonian Babylon around 600 BC from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem , showing the Euphrates River dividing the walled city, the Processional Way, the Ishtar Gate , Nebuchadnezzar's Southern Palace, and the Etemenanki ziggurat precinct.

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

1 Kings Map
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Interactive Book Map • 1 Kings

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 1 Kings .

1 Chronicles Map
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Interactive Book Map • 1 Chronicles

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 1 Chronicles .

Map of Jacob's Travels in Canaan and Paddan-Aram
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Route of Jacob from Beersheba to Bethel , Haran , Peniel ( Jabbok River), and Shechem .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
1 Corinthians Map
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Interactive Book Map • 1 Corinthians

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 1 Corinthians .

1 Peter Map
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Interactive Book Map • 1 Peter

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 1 Peter .

1 Timothy Map
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Interactive Book Map • 1 Timothy

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 1 Timothy .

Interactive Book Map • 1 Thessalonians

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 1 Thessalonians .

2 Kings Map
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Interactive Book Map • 2 Kings

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 2 Kings .

Ezekiel 1
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Ezekiel • Chapter 1 (28 verses)

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar , that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin 's ... Mentions: Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah), Chebar .

Scripture Passages (24)

The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon . O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram , saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates :

And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt .

And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar–bozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

And the coast descended unto the river Kanah , southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh : the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:

All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria . And the fourth river is Euphrates .

But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon , and ruled from Aroer , which is upon the bank of the river Arnon , and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead , even unto the river Jabbok , which is the border of the children of Ammon ;

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

From Aroer , that is upon the bank of the river Arnon , and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon ;

Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?

And their coast was from Aroer , that is on the bank of the river Arnon , and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba ;

Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon , from the river, the river Euphrates , even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.

The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–bozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates , all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok , which is the border of the children of Ammon ;

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Gaza , over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

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