Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
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Better
2 Kings 5:17
So Naaman said: If you will not accept my gift, then let me have two mule-loads of earth to take home with me. From now on I will not offer sacrifices or burnt offerings to any god except Jehovah.
2 Kings 2:8
Then Elijah took off his cloak. He rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided, and he and Elisha crossed to the other side on dry ground.
Joshua 3:15
As they carried the ark into the Jordan and the feet of the priests dipped into the water, for Jordan is at food stage at the time of harvest.
Ezekiel 47:1
The man took me back to the door of the Temple. I saw water flowing from under the entrance of the Temple toward the east. The Temple faced east. The water was flowing under the south side of the Temple, south of the altar.
Zechariah 13:1
A fountain for sin and for uncleanness will be opened for the house of David.
Zechariah 14:8
It will happen! Living waters will go out from Jerusalem: half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea. It will be both in the summer and in the winter.
Mark 1:9
Soon Jesus came from Nazareth in the province of Galilee. John baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.
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Genesis 19:18
Oh no, my lords, please, Lot begged.