29 occurrences in 13 translations

'River' in the Bible

[The people descended from] Amalek live in the land of the Negev (South country); the Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the [Dead] Sea and along the side of the Jordan.”

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfThe Region Of Jordan

They set out from there and camped on the other side of the Arnon River, in the wilderness that extends from the Amorite border, because the Arnon was the Moabite border between Moab and the Amorites.

Verse ConceptsBoundariesArnonCamping During The Exodus

That is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord:“Waheb in Suphah,And the wadis of the Arnon [River],

Verse ConceptsBooksBooks, Not PreservedArnonHistorical BooksBrookscredibility

Then Israel struck the king of the Amorites with the edge of the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the Ammonites, for the boundary of the Ammonites was strong.

Verse ConceptsArnon

For Heshbon was the city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and had taken all his land out of his hand, as far as the Arnon.

Verse ConceptsArnon

The Israelis continued their travels, eventually encamping on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyRivers And StreamsBeyond JordanCamping During The Exodus

He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMessengers Sent Out

When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the border at the Arnon [River], at the farthest end of the border.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMeeting PeopleArnonSpoken Greetings

They stretch out like river valleys,like gardens beside a stream,like aloes the Lord has planted,like cedars beside the water.

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalSpreadingGardens

Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River in Jericho.

Verse ConceptsThe Region Of Jordan

These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the Israelites in the plains of Moab along the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

Verse ConceptsCensusThe Region Of Jordan

Then they brought the captives, booty, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the entire community of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River in Jericho.

Verse ConceptsThe Region Of Jordan

If we've found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as our possession instead of us crossing the Jordan River."

since our inheritance will not be with them across the Jordan River and beyond. Instead, our inheritance is on this side of the Jordan River, facing eastward."

and every one of your armed soldiers crosses over the Jordan River in the presence of the LORD until he has dispossessed his enemies ahead of him

Verse ConceptsRiver CrossingsExemptThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

but every soldier that we've equipped for battle will cross the Jordan River in the presence of the LORD, as our master has spoken."

Verse ConceptsRiver Crossings

telling them, "If the descendants of Gad and descendants of Reuben cross over the Jordan River with you, that is, all of their soldiers who've been equipped for battle in the LORD's presence, so that the land is subjugated right before your eyes, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as their possession.

Verse ConceptsRiver CrossingsReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

"We are to cross over in battle array in the LORD's presence into the land of Canaan, and afterwards the possession of our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan River."

Verse ConceptsRiver Crossings

They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, then rested in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

Verse ConceptsThe Region Of Jordan

They rested by the Jordan River in the area from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

Verse ConceptsThe Region Of Jordan

Then the LORD told Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River, across from Jericho,

Verse ConceptsThe Region Of Jordan

"Tell the Israelis that when they have crossed the Jordan River to the land of Canaan,

Verse ConceptsCrossing Into The Promised Land

And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

The border is to continue along the Jordan River all the way to the Dead Sea. This is to be your land, as measured by its boundaries.'"

Verse ConceptsDead Seaborders

These two and a half tribes received their inheritance this side of the Jordan River, east of Jericho, facing the rising sun."

Verse ConceptsBeyond Jordan

The LORD told Moses in the wilderness of Moab, beside the Jordan River near Jericho,

Verse ConceptsThe Region Of Jordan

"Tell the Israelis that when they have crossed the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,

Verse ConceptsCrossing Into The Promised Land

Appoint three towns this side of the Jordan River and three towns in the land of Canaan to serve as the towns of refuge,

Verse ConceptsThree CitiesBeyond Jordan

These were the commands and the ordinances that the LORD issued to the Israelis through Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River in Jericho.

Verse ConceptsThe Region Of Jordan

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