The meaning of River of Egypt in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

  • Heb. nahar mitsraim, denotes in Genesis 15:18 the Nile, or its eastern branch (II Chronicles 9:26).
  • In Numbers 34:5 (RSV, "brook of Egypt") the Hebrew word is nahal , denoting a stream flowing rapidly in winter, or in the rainy season. This is a desert stream on the borders of Egypt. It is now called the Wady el-'Arish. The present boundary between Egypt and Palestine is about midway between this wady and Gaza. (See Numbers 34:5; Joshua 15:4,47; I Kings 8:65; 2Kings 24:7; Isaiah 27:12; Ezekiel 47:19. In all these passages the RSV has "brook" and the A.V. "river.")


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