Topic
Rivers
82 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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 2:10Torrey SOME OF — Parted into many streams
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
- Genesis 2:11Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Pison
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
- Genesis 2:13Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Gihon
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
- Genesis 2:14Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Euphrates
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 SOME OF — Great and mighty
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:
- Genesis 32:22Torrey Many, fordable in some places
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
- Exodus 2:3Torrey BANKS OF — Covered with flags
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.
- Exodus 2:5Torrey USEFUL FOR — Bathing
¶ And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
- Leviticus 11:9Torrey Of Canaan abounded with fish
¶ These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
- Leviticus 11:10Torrey Of Canaan abounded with fish
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
- Numbers 24:6Torrey Gardens often made beside
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
- Deuteronomy 2:36Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Arnon
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
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- Deuteronomy 2:37 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Jabbok
- Deuteronomy 10:7 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Of Jotbath
- Joshua 2:7 Torrey Many, fordable in some places
- Joshua 3:8 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Jordan
- Joshua 3:15 Torrey BANKS OF — Frequently overflowed
- Joshua 12:1 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Arnon
- Joshua 12:2 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Jabbok
- Joshua 16:8 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Kanah
- Joshua 22:25 Torrey Often the boundaries of kingdoms
- Judges 5:21 Torrey SOME OF — Rapid
- 1 Kings 4:24 Torrey Often the boundaries of kingdoms
- 2 Kings 5:10 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Jordan
- 2 Kings 5:12 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Of Damascus
- 2 Kings 17:6 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Gozan
- 1 Chronicles 5:26 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Gozan
- 1 Chronicles 12:15 Torrey BANKS OF — Frequently overflowed
- Ezra 8:15 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Of Ahava
- Job 20:17 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of abundance
- Job 28:10 Torrey Source of
- Job 29:6 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of abundance
- Psalms 1:3 Torrey BANKS OF — Peculiarly fruitful
- Psalms 46:4 Torrey Cities often built beside
- Psalms 69:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of heavy afflictions
- Psalms 74:15 Torrey SOME OF — Great and mighty
- Psalms 104:8 Torrey Source of
- Psalms 104:10 Torrey Source of
- Psalms 137:1 Torrey BANKS OF — Places of common resort
- Ecclesiastes 1:7 Torrey Run into the sea
- Song of Songs 5:12 Torrey BANKS OF — Frequented by doves
- Isaiah 8:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Overflowing of,) of God's judgments
- Isaiah 8:8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Overflowing of,) of God's judgments
- Isaiah 11:5 Torrey SOME OF — Parted into many streams
- Isaiah 16:2 Torrey Many, fordable in some places
- Isaiah 18:1 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Of Ethiopia
- Isaiah 19:1–8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Drying up of,) of God's judgments
- Isaiah 23:3 Torrey USEFUL FOR — Commerce
- Isaiah 23:10 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of people flying from judgments
- Isaiah 28:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Overflowing of,) of God's judgments
- Isaiah 28:18 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Overflowing of,) of God's judgments
- Isaiah 32:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the abundance of grace in Christ
- Isaiah 32:20 Torrey BANKS OF — Peculiarly fruitful
- Isaiah 33:21 Torrey SOME OF — Broad
- Isaiah 41:18 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit
- Isaiah 43:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of heavy afflictions
- Isaiah 43:19 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit
- Isaiah 43:20 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit
- Isaiah 50:2 Torrey God's power over, unlimited
- Isaiah 66:12 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Steady course of,) of peace of saints
- Jeremiah 2:18 Torrey USEFUL FOR — Supplying drink to the people
- Jeremiah 17:8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints
- Jeremiah 47:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Overflowing of,) of God's judgments
- Jeremiah 49:19 Torrey BANKS OF — Frequented by wild beasts
- Jeremiah 51:36 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Drying up of,) of God's judgments
- Ezekiel 1:1 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Chebar
- Ezekiel 1:3 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Chebar
- Ezekiel 10:15 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Chebar
- Ezekiel 10:20 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Chebar
- Ezekiel 47:5 Torrey SOME OF — Deep
- Ezekiel 47:7 Torrey BANKS OF — Planted with trees
- Ezekiel 47:8 Torrey Run into the sea
- Daniel 8:16 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Ulai
- Daniel 12:5 Torrey Enclosed within banks
- Joel 3:18 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Of Judah
- Nahum 1:4 Torrey God's power over, unlimited
- Zechariah 10:11 Torrey SOME OF — Deep
- Matthew 3:6 Torrey Baptism often performed in
- John 1:16 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the abundance of grace in Christ
- John 7:38 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit
- John 7:39 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit
- Acts 16:13 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Of Philippi
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 98 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Source of Job 28:10; Ps 104:8,10
- Enclosed within banks Da 12:5
- Flow through valleys Ps 104:8,10
- SOME OF
- Run into the sea Ec 1:7; Eze 47:8
- God's power over, unlimited Isa 50:2; Na 1:4
- USEFUL FOR
- Baptism often performed in Mt 3:6
- Of Canaan abounded with fish Le 11:9,10
- BANKS OF
- Gardens often made beside Nu 24:6
- Cities often built beside Ps 46:4; 137:1
- Often the boundaries of kingdoms Jos 22:25; 1Ki 4:24
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Of Eden Ge 2:10
- Of Jotbath De 10:7
- Of Ethiopia Isa 18:1
- Of Babylon Ps 137:1
- Of Egypt Ge 15:18
- Of Damascus 2Ki 5:12
- Of Ahava Ezr 8:15
- Of Judah Joe 3:18
- Of Philippi Ac 16:13
- Abana 2Ki 5:12
- Arnon De 2:36; Jos 12:1
- Chebar Eze 1:1,3; 10:15,20
- Euphrates Ge 2:14
- Gihon Ge 2:13
- Gozan 2Ki 17:6; 1Ch 5:26
- Hiddekel Ge 2:14
- Jabbok De 2:37; Jos 12:2
- Jordan Jos 3:8; 2Ki 5:10
- Kanah Jos 16:8
- Kishon Jud 5:21
- Pharpar 2Ki 5:12
- Pison Ge 2:11
- Ulai Da 8:16
- Many, fordable in some places Ge 32:22; Jos 2:7; Isa 16:2
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the abundance of grace in Christ Isa 32:2; Joh 1:16
- Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit Ps 46:4; Isa 41:18; 43:19,20; Joh 7:38,39
- Of heavy afflictions Ps 69:2; Isa 43:2
- Of abundance Job 20:17; 29:6
- Of people flying from judgments Isa 23:10
- (Steady course of,) of peace of saints Isa 66:12
- (Fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints Ps 1:3; Jer 17:8
- (Drying up of,) of God's judgments Isa 19:1-8; Jer 51:36; Na 1:4; Zec 10:11
- (Overflowing of,) of God's judgments Isa 8:7,8; 28:2,18; Jer 47:2
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.