Nile River, River of Egypt, the Nile

Definition

The Nile is a very long and wide river in northeastern Africa. It is especially well known as the main river of Egypt.

• The Nile River flows north through Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea.
• Crops grow well in the fertile land on either side of the Nile River.
• Most Egyptians live near the Nile River since it is an important source of water for food crops.
• The Israelites lived in the land of Goshen, which was very fertile because it was located along the Nile River.
• When Moses was a baby, his parents placed him in a basket among the reeds of the Nile to hide him from Pharaoh’s men.

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(See also: Egypt, Goshen, Moses)

Bible References

• Amos 8:8
• Genesis 41:1-3
• Jeremiah 46:8

Examples from the Bible stories

• __8:4 Egypt was a large, powerful country located along the Nile River__.
• __9:4 Pharaoh saw that the Israelites were having many babies, so he ordered his people to kill all Israelite baby boys by throwing them into the Nile River__.
• __9:6 When the boy’s parents could no longer hide him, they put him in a floating basket among the reeds along the edge of the Nile River__ in order to save him from being killed.
• __10:3 God turned the Nile River__ into blood, but Pharaoh still would not let the Israelites go.

Word Data

• Strong’s: H0216, H2975, H4714, H5104