Cherith in the Bible

Meaning: cutting; piercing; slaying

Exact Match

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

Verse ConceptsDivine DirectionHiding From PeopleBeyond JordanBrooks

And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and abode by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Responses ToFrugalityBeyond JordanBrooks

Thematic Bible



“Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan.

So he did what the Lord commanded. Elijah left and lived by the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan.


"Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan. You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there." So he did what the Lord commanded. Elijah left and lived by the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan. read more.
The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the wadi. After a while, the wadi dried up because there had been no rain in the land.


References

Hastings

Easton

American

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Morish

Smith

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