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Nave Topical Bible
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Thompson Chain Reference
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Torrey Topical Textbook
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
• Cherith, Brook of
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• Brook of Zered
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Webster Dictionary
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• Brook Mint
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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• Brook of Egypt, the
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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• Brook, Benjamin
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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• Brooke, Sir James
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
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Lexicons
• ܪܓ݂ܶܠܬ݁ܳܐ
• χείμαρρος
• אָפִיק , אָפִיק
• יְאֹר
• מִיכָל
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The original word (Nahal) thus translated might better be rendered by torrent. It is applied, 1. to small streams arising from a subterraneous spring, and flowing through a deep valley, such as the Arnon, Jabbok, Kidron, Sorek, etc.; and also the brook of the willows, mentioned in Isaiah 15:7; Isaiah 2. to winter-torrents, arising from rains, and which are soon dried up in the warm season (Job 6:15; Job 6:19). Such is the noted river (brook) of Egypt, so often mentioned as at the southernmost border of Canaan (Numbers 34:5; Joshua 15:4; Joshua 15:47), and, in fact, such are most of the brooks and streams of Palestine, which are numerous in winter and early spring, but of which very few survive the beginning of the summer.