Chorath
Cherith, Kerith (Hebrew: נַחַל כְּרִית Naḥal Kərīṯ), or sometimes Chorath (/ˈkɔːrɑːθ/; from the Septuagint's Greek: Χειμάῤῥους Χοῤῥάθ cheimárrhous Chorrháth), is the name of a wadi, or intermittent seasonal stream[1] mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The prophet Elijah hid himself on the banks of the Cherith and was fed by ravens during the early part of the three years' drought which he announced to King Ahab (1 Kings 17:3).
Etymology and toponymy
Cherith is a common English spelling of the Hebrew name כְּרִית "Kərīṯ", that comes from the Hebrew root כרת (kh*r*t) meaning to cut off or cut down.[10][11] The name also signifies to engrave or carve, a cutting, separation, gorge, torrent-bed, or winter-stream.[citation needed]
Chorath is the name used in the 3rd-century BCE Greek translation of the Torah or Pentateuch, known as the Septuagint.[citation needed]
Cherith is referred to as a nahal in Hebrew (נחל, naḥal), a seasonal stream often described in a
]Identification
Wadi al-Yabis
It is usually identified with Wadi al-Yabis, a stream in western
According to the 1994
Wadi Kelt
Alternatively, the stream Cherith has been identified by some with
Wadi Fusail
Conder and Kitchener noted, while writing of
This identification would again contradict the more common translation of 1 Kings 17:3 (see comment above at "Wadi Kelt"), since Wadi Fusail with both modern Qaryut and ancient Phasaelis lie west, not east of the Jordan.Other uses of the name
The name is also a
References
- ^ Frederick Fyvie Bruce, The Gospel of John: Introduction, Exposition, Notes, p. 339. Eerdmans, 3rd edition (1994)
- ^ "A dictionary of the Bible; comprising its antiquities, biography, geography, and natural history". Che'rith, the brook. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Keller, David (2011). Desert Banquet: A Year of Wisdom from the Desert Mothers and Fathers.
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- ^ Fitzgerald, S. (2010). "Apostolic Geography: The Origins and Continuity of a Hagiographic Habit". Dumbarton Oaks Papers (64): 5–25 – via Academia.
- ^ "The Life Of John The Elder And The Cave Of Sapsas". St. Luke the Evangelist Greek Orthodox Church. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "The Peraea and the Dead Sea". The Madaba Mosaic Map. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald (2016). Literary Territories: Cartographical Thinking in Late Antiquity.
- ^ Pustet, Anton (1901). Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktinerordens und seiner Zweige.
- ^ Kerith on Bible Hub, "Word Origin: from karath"
- ^ Definition of karath, New American Standard: Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible via Bible Hub
- ^ Armstrong, George (1895). Names and places in the Old and New Testament and apocrypha: With their modern identifications.
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- ^ "The Peraea and the Dead Sea". Jordan Beauty. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty Annex II, Article 2.3, accessed 30 October 2017
- ^ Shapland, Greg (1997). Rivers of Discord: International Water Disputes in the Middle East (1st ed.).
- ^ "The Life Of John The Elder And The Cave Of Sapsas". St. Luke the Evangelist Greek Orthodox Church. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ King James Bible; 1 Kings 17:3
- ^ Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. p. 288. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Armstrong, George (1895). Names and places in the old and new testament and apocrypha: With their modern identifications.
- Norman A. Stillman, The Jews of Arab lands: A history and source book, p. 117