Chorath

Chorath, Kerith (Hebrew: נַחַל כְּרִית Naḥal Kərīṯ), or sometimes Cherith (/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 Chorath and was fed by ravens during the early part of the three years' drought which he announced to King Ahab (1 Kings 17:3).

^ 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.
^ Waheeb, M. (2012). "The Discovery of Elijah's Hill and John's Site of the Baptism, East of the Jordan River from the Description of Pilgrims and Travellers". Asian Social Science. 8 (8). doi:10.5539/ass.v8n8p200.
^ 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.

[Fyvie-1] Frederick Fyvie Bruce, The Gospel of John: Introduction, Exposition, Notes, p. 339. Eerdmans, 3rd edition (1994)

[2] "A dictionary of the Bible; comprising its antiquities, biography, geography, and natural history". Che'rith, the brook. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

[3] Keller, David (2011). Desert Banquet: A Year of Wisdom from the Desert Mothers and Fathers.

[waheeb-4] Waheeb, M. (2012). "The Discovery of Elijah's Hill and John's Site of the Baptism, East of the Jordan River from the Description of Pilgrims and Travellers". Asian Social Science. 8 (8). doi:10.5539/ass.v8n8p200.

[fitzgerald-5] Fitzgerald, S. (2010). "Apostolic Geography: The Origins and Continuity of a Hagiographic Habit". Dumbarton Oaks Papers (64): 5–25 – via Academia.

[6] "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.

[7] "The Peraea and the Dead Sea". The Madaba Mosaic Map. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

[8] Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald (2016). Literary Territories: Cartographical Thinking in Late Antiquity.

[9] Pustet, Anton (1901). Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktinerordens und seiner Zweige.

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