Thematic Bible: Banks of
Thematic Bible
Rivers » Banks of » Frequently overflowed
These are the men who crossed over the Jordan in the first month when it had overflowed all its banks and they put to flight all those in the valleys, east and west.
and when those who were carrying the ark came up to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests carrying the ark were submerged at the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all of its banks throughout the time of harvest),
Rivers » Banks of » Peculiarly fruitful
Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [
You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely.
And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season;
Its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].
Rivers » Banks of » Covered with flags
When she could no longer hide him, she got him a basket (chest) made of papyrus reeds and covered it with tar and pitch [making it waterproof]. Then she put the child in it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.
Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the Nile, and [she, together with] her maidens walked along the river’s bank; she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid [to get it], and she brought it to her.
Rivers » Banks of » Frequented by doves
“His eyes are like doves
Beside streams of water,
Bathed in milk
And reposed in their setting.
Rivers » Banks of » Frequented by wild beasts
See, one will come like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan against the enduring habitation [of Edom] and its watered pastures; for in an instant I will make him (Edom) run from his land. I will appoint over him the one whom I choose. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me [into court] and prosecute Me [for this]? Who is the [earthly] shepherd who can stand [defiantly] before Me?”
Rivers » Banks of » Planted with trees
Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
Rivers » Banks of » Places of common resort
There we [captives] sat down and wept,
When we remembered Zion [the city God imprinted on our hearts].