The word in Scripture

River in the Bible

The word river appears 179 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A river brings life, cleansing, and gladness wherever it flows. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What river means in the Bible

A river brings life, cleansing, and gladness wherever it flows.

Where the word river appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word river appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.”Genesis 2:10

“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

“And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.”Exodus 7:24

“They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.”Psalms 36:8

“There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.”Psalms 46:4

“And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.”Isaiah 19:5

“And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.”Isaiah 23:3

“Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.”Revelation 9:14