Reference: Ford
Easton
Mention is frequently made of the fords of the Jordan (Jos 2:7; Jg 3:28; 12:5-6), which must have been very numerous; about fifty perhaps. The most notable was that of Bethabara. Mention is also made of the ford of the Jabbok (Ge 32:22), and of the fords of Arnon (Isa 16:2) and of the Euphrates (Jer 51:32).
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The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out.
And he said to them, "Follow after me, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand." So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over.
And the Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, "Let me go over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" When he said, "No," they said to him, "Then say Shibboleth," and he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell.
Like fleeing birds, like a scattered nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.
the fords have been seized, the marshes are burned with fire, and the soldiers are in panic.
Hastings
Of the numerous 'fords' or passages of the Jordan, two in ancient times were of chief importance: that opposite Jericho near Gilgal (Jos 2:7; Jg 3:28), and that at Bethabara (mod. 'Abarah), at the junction of the Jalud (which drains the Jezreel valley) and the Jordan. Bridges are now used in crossing the Jordan. In 2Sa 15:28; 17:18 the AV has 'plain' for 'fords,' and in Jg 12:5-6 'passages.' Other fords were those of the Jabbok (Ge 32:22) and the Arnon (Isa 16:2).
G. L. Robinson.
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The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out.
And he said to them, "Follow after me, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand." So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over.
And the Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, "Let me go over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" When he said, "No," they said to him, "Then say Shibboleth," and he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell.
See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me."
But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So both of them went away quickly and came to the house of a man at Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard. And they went down into it.
Like fleeing birds, like a scattered nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.