CHERITH . The ‘brook’ by which Elijah lived ( 1 Kings 17:3; 1 Kings 17:5 ) was ‘before,’ i.e. on the E. of Jordan. The popular identification of Cherith with the Wady Kelt between Jerusalem and Jericho is unwarranted.
CHERITH . The ‘brook’ by which Elijah lived ( 1 Kings 17:3; 1 Kings 17:5 ) was ‘before,’ i.e. on the E. of Jordan. The popular identification of Cherith with the Wady Kelt between Jerusalem and Jericho is unwarranted.
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