Topic
Euphrates, The
22 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 2:14Torrey A branch of the river of Eden
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.
- Genesis 15:18Torrey CALLED — The great 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:
- Exodus 23:31Torrey CALLED — The river
And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
- Deuteronomy 1:7Torrey CALLED — The great river
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the…
- Deuteronomy 11:24Torrey Extreme eastern boundary of the promised land
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.
- Joshua 24:2Torrey CALLED — The flood
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
- 2 Kings 23:29Torrey Assyria bounded by
¶ In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
- Nehemiah 2:7Torrey CALLED — The river
Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
- Psalms 72:8Torrey CALLED — The river
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
- Psalms 137:1Torrey Frequented by the captive Jews
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
- Isaiah 7:20Torrey Assyria bounded by
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
- Isaiah 8:7Torrey Often overflowed its banks
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
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- Isaiah 8:8 Torrey Often overflowed its banks
- Jeremiah 2:18 Torrey Waters of, considered wholesome
- Jeremiah 13:3–9 Torrey Captivity of Judah represented by the marring of Jeremiah's girdle in
- Jeremiah 46:2 Torrey Egyptian army destroyed at
- Jeremiah 46:6 Torrey Egyptian army destroyed at
- Jeremiah 46:10 Torrey Egyptian army destroyed at
- Jeremiah 51:13 Torrey Babylon situated on
- Jeremiah 51:36 Torrey Babylon situated on
- Jeremiah 51:63 Torrey Prophecies respecting Babylon thrown into, as a sign
- Revelation 16:12 Torrey Shall be the scene of future judgments
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 24 references, grouped by sub-topic
- A branch of the river of Eden Ge 2:14
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- Waters of, considered wholesome Jer 2:18
- Often overflowed its banks Isa 8:7,8
- Assyria bounded by 2Ki 23:29; Isa 7:20
- Babylon situated on Jer 51:13,36
- Extreme eastern boundary of the promised land Ge 15:18; De 1:7; 11:24
- Egyptian army destroyed at Jer 46:2,6,10
- Frequented by the captive Jews Ps 137:1
- Captivity of Judah represented by the marring of Jeremiah's girdle in Jer 13:3-9
- Prophecies respecting Babylon thrown into, as a sign Jer 51:63
- Shall be the scene of future judgments Re 16:12
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.