Rivers

Source of — Job 28:10; Ps 104:8,10.

Enclosed within banks — Da 12:5.

Flow through valleys — Ps 104:8,10.

Some of

Great and mighty. — Ge 15:18; Ps 74:15.

Deep. — Eze 47:5; Zec 10:11.

Broad. — Isa 33:21.

Rapid. — Jdj 5:21.

Parted into many streams. — Ge 2:10; Isa 11:5.

Run into the sea — Ec 1:7; Eze 47:8.

God’s power over, unlimited — Isa 50:2; Na 1:4.

Useful for

Supplying drink to the people. — Jer 2:18.

Commerce. — Isa 23:3.

Promoting vegetation. — Ge 2:10.

Bathing. — Ex 2:5.

Baptism often performed in — Mt 3:6.

Of Canaan abounded with fish — Le 11:9,10.

Banks of

Covered with flags. — Ex 2:3,5.

Planted with trees. — Eze 47:7.

Frequented by doves. — Song 5:12.

Frequented by wild beasts. — Jer 49:19.

Places of common resort. — Ps 137:1.

Frequently overflowed. — Jos 3:15; 1Ch 12:15.

Peculiarly fruitful. — Ps 1:3; Isa 32:20.

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. — Jdj 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.