Euphrates River, the River

Definition

The Euphrates is the name of one of the four rivers that flowed through the Garden of Eden. It is the river that is most often mentioned in the Bible.

• The modern day river named Euphrates is located in the Middle East and is the longest and most important river in Asia.
• Together with the Tigris River, the Euphrates borders a region of land known as Mesopotamia.
• The ancient city of Ur where Abraham came from was at the mouth of the Euphrates River.
• This river was one of the boundaries of the land that God promised to give to Abraham (Genesis 15:18).
• Sometimes the Euphrates is simply called “the River.”

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Bible References

• 1 Chronicles 5:7-9
• 2 Chronicles 9:25-26
• Exodus 23:30-33
• Genesis 2:13-14
• Isaiah 7:20

Word Data

• Strong’s: H5104, H6578, G21660