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    Euphrates

    פְּרָתΕὐφράτης

    The Euphrates, a major river in the ancient Near East, often served as a boundary marker for the Promised Land and was the site of significant events in biblical history.

    Where the story of Euphrates happensEuphrates, and 2 places the claims reach, framed to them: Euphrates, Egypt, Jerusalem. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.EuphratesEgyptJerusalem
    Euphrates, and 2 places the claims reach
    verses
    61
    first named
    Genesis 2:14
    last named
    Revelation 16:12
    feature
    river
    coordinates
    31.00°N · 47.44°E
    river31.00°N · 47.44°E

    Euphrates River (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Euphrates in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    The Euphrates is one of the most significant rivers mentioned in the Bible, playing a crucial role in the geography, history, and prophecy of the ancient Near East. It is often referred to simply as "the River" or "Shibolet" (meaning "ear of grain") in Hebrew.

    In the Garden of Eden narrative, the Euphrates is one of the four rivers that flowed from the garden (Genesis 2:14). Later, it is mentioned as part of the boundary of the Promised Land, as God promised Abraham that his descendants would inherit the land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates (Genesis 15:18; Deu.1.7; 11:24; Joshua 1:4).

    The Euphrates served as a natural boundary between the Assyrian and Babylonian empires and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. It was the site of several significant events, such as the battle of Carchemish, where the Babylonians defeated the Egyptians (Jeremiah 46:2), and the place where Jeremiah hid a linen belt as a symbol of God's judgment on Judah (Jeremiah 13:4-7).

    In the book of Revelation, the Euphrates is mentioned in connection with the sixth trumpet judgment (Revelation 9:14) and the sixth bowl judgment (Revelation 16:12), where the river is dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

    Throughout the Bible, the Euphrates is used as a symbol of the extent of God's promised blessings (Psalm 72:8), the reach of Israel's enemies (Isaiah 7:20; 8:7), and the future restoration of Israel (Isaiah 11:15; 27:12; Micah 7:12; Zechariah 9:10).

    The Euphrates played a significant role in the history and commerce of the ancient Near East, with many important cities and civilizations situated along its banks, such as Babylon, Ur, and Carchemish. It was a vital source of water for irrigation and transportation, and its fertile floodplains supported agriculture and trade.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 25 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 61, across 18 books. The name is written 65 times in them.

    1. Genesis4 verses

      2:1415:1831:2136:37

    2. Exodus1 verse

      23:31

    3. Numbers1 verse

      22:5

    4. Deuteronomy2 verses

      1:711:24

    5. Joshua5 verses

      1:424:224:324:1424:15

    6. 2 Samuel2 verses

      8:310:16

    7. 1 Kings3 verses

      4:214:2414:15

    8. 2 Kings2 verses

      23:2924:7

    9. 1 Chronicles4 verses

      1:485:918:319:16

    10. 2 Chronicles2 verses

      9:2635:20

    11. Ezra13 verses

      4:104:114:164:174:205:35:66:66:86:137:217:258:36

    12. Nehemiah3 verses

      2:72:93:7

    13. Psalms2 verses

      72:880:11

    14. Isaiah4 verses

      7:208:711:1527:12

    15. Jeremiah9 verses

      2:1813:413:513:613:746:246:646:1051:63

    16. Micah1 verse

      7:12

    17. Zechariah1 verse

      9:10

    18. Revelation2 verses

      9:1416:12

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Israel’s fleeing and Solomon’s reignIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Nebuchadnezzar and LORD’s defeat of Pharaoh Neco Army and LORD’s giving of LandLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia Solomon’s reign, and 1 morePhilistiaAn ancient people and region in Canaanvia Solomon’s reign, and 1 moreReignReign is a concept gathering 158 labelled instances in the text.via Solomon’s reign, and 1 moreSolomonSon of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom.via Israel’s fleeingFleeingFleeing is a concept gathering 80 labelled instances in the text.via LORD’s giving of LandAbrahamPatriarch, chosen by God to father His peoplevia LORD’s giving of LandGivingGiving is a concept gathering 561 labelled instances in the text.via LORD’s giving of LandLandLand is a place attested across 5 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    5 more chapters, from Isaiah 27 to Revelation 16

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