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Euphrates River

Mesopotamia (Turkey, Syria, Iraq) · both · 134 verses

The Euphrates is the great river of western Asia, rising in the highlands of eastern Turkey and flowing through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf. It is one of the two rivers of Mesopotamia. The name appears in Genesis, Exodus, Numbers and 20 more in the King James text.

About Euphrates River

The Euphrates is the great river of western Asia, rising in the highlands of eastern Turkey and flowing through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf. It is one of the two rivers of Mesopotamia.

Its place in the story

The Euphrates is named as one of the four rivers flowing from Eden and as the ideal eastern boundary of the land promised to Abraham. It marked the frontier of Israel's greatest extent under David and Solomon. Great empires such as Assyria and Babylon rose along its course.

Euphrates River in Scripture (KJV)

“In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:”
Genesis 15:18 (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 31:21 (KJV)
“And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.”
Genesis 36:37 (KJV)
“And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.”
Genesis 41:1 (KJV)
“And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.”
Genesis 41:2 (KJV)
“And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.”
Genesis 41:3 (KJV)
“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:”
Genesis 41:17 (KJV)
“And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:”
Genesis 41:18 (KJV)

Euphrates River is named 134 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

As a boundary of the promised land and river of Eden, the Euphrates frames the covenant story that reaches its goal in Christ.

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The Euphrates is the great river of western Asia, rising in the highlands of eastern Turkey and flowing through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf. It is one of the two rivers of Mesopotamia. The name appears in Genesis, Exodus, Numbers and 20 more in the King James text.

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The Euphrates is named as one of the four rivers flowing from Eden and as the ideal eastern boundary of the land promised to Abraham. It marked the frontier of Israel's greatest extent under David and Solomon. Great empires such as Assyria and Babylon rose along its course.

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