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Brook of Egypt

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The southwestern limit of Canaanite territory given to Israel as a possession (Numbers 34:5 NAS). It is usually identified with the Wadi el-Arish, which flows from the middle of the Sinai Peninsula to the Mediterranean Sea. It empties into the Mediterranean about midway between the sites of Gaza and Pelusium. See Rivers and Waterways in the Bible .

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Brook of Egypt'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/b/brook-of-egypt.html. 1991.

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Brook of Egypt