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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2194" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' kē´rith ''''' ( נחל כּרית , <i> ''''' naḥal kerı̄th ''''' </i> ; Χειμάῤῥους Χοῤῥάθ , <i> ''''' Cheimárrhous Chorrháth ''''' </i> ): The place where [[Elijah]] hid and was miraculously fed, after announcing the drought to [[Ahab]] ( 1 Kings 17:3 ). It is described as being "before," that is "east," of Jordan. It cannot therefore be identified with [[Wady]] el-Kelt, to the West of Jericho. The retreat must be sought in some recess of the [[Gilead]] uplands with which doubtless Elijah had been familiar in his earlier days. </p> | <p> ''''' kē´rith ''''' ( נחל כּרית , <i> ''''' naḥal kerı̄th ''''' </i> ; Χειμάῤῥους Χοῤῥάθ , <i> ''''' Cheimárrhous Chorrháth ''''' </i> ): The place where [[Elijah]] hid and was miraculously fed, after announcing the drought to [[Ahab]] ( 1 Kings 17:3 ). It is described as being "before," that is "east," of Jordan. It cannot therefore be identified with [[Wady]] el-Kelt, to the West of Jericho. The retreat must be sought in some recess of the [[Gilead]] uplands with which doubtless Elijah had been familiar in his earlier days. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_2194"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/cherith,+the+brook The Brook Cherith from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_2194"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/cherith,+the+brook The Brook Cherith from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:58, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
kē´rith ( נחל כּרית , naḥal kerı̄th ; Χειμάῤῥους Χοῤῥάθ , Cheimárrhous Chorrháth ): The place where Elijah hid and was miraculously fed, after announcing the drought to Ahab ( 1 Kings 17:3 ). It is described as being "before," that is "east," of Jordan. It cannot therefore be identified with Wady el-Kelt, to the West of Jericho. The retreat must be sought in some recess of the Gilead uplands with which doubtless Elijah had been familiar in his earlier days.
