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Tigris River

Mesopotamia (Turkey, Iraq) · Old Testament · 2 verses

The Tigris, called Hiddekel in the KJV, is the eastern of the two great rivers of Mesopotamia, flowing from eastern Turkey through Iraq. It runs past the sites of Nineveh and other Assyrian cities. The name appears in Genesis, Daniel in the King James text.

About Tigris River

The Tigris, called Hiddekel in the KJV, is the eastern of the two great rivers of Mesopotamia, flowing from eastern Turkey through Iraq. It runs past the sites of Nineveh and other Assyrian cities.

Its place in the story

Genesis names the Hiddekel as one of the rivers flowing out of Eden, running toward Assyria. Daniel received one of his great visions while standing by the Tigris. The river watered the Assyrian heartland.

Tigris River in Scripture (KJV)

“And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.”
“And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;”

Where it leads

By the Tigris Daniel was given visions of the coming kingdom of God, a hope realized in the reign of Christ.

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Where is Tigris River in the Bible?

The Tigris, called Hiddekel in the KJV, is the eastern of the two great rivers of Mesopotamia, flowing from eastern Turkey through Iraq. It runs past the sites of Nineveh and other Assyrian cities. The name appears in Genesis, Daniel in the King James text.

What happened at Tigris River?

Genesis names the Hiddekel as one of the rivers flowing out of Eden, running toward Assyria. Daniel received one of his great visions while standing by the Tigris. The river watered the Assyrian heartland.

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