Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

Bible References

Passed

Genesis 2:14
The name of the third river is Tigris; it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
Genesis 15:18
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying,
To your descendants I have given this land,
From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates:
Joshua 24:2
Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.

Set his

Genesis 46:28
Now he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out the way before him to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
Numbers 24:1
When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times to seek omens but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2 Kings 12:17
Then Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it, and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 50:5
They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces in its direction; they will come that they may join themselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
Luke 9:51
When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem;