Topic
Cherith, the Brook
2 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Kings 17:3Smith · ISBE
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
- 1 Kings 17:5Smith
So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
ke'-rith (nachal kerith; Cheimarrhous Chorrhath): The place where Elijah hid and was miraculously fed, after announcing the drought to Ahab (1Ki 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.
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.