cistern well

The biblical writers revealed that cisterns were used for purposes other than holding water. Joseph was placed in a “broken” cistern by his brothers (Genesis 37:20-29 ). The prophet Jeremiah was imprisoned in the cistern of Malchijah, King Zedekiah's son, (Jeremiah 38:6 NAS). In Jeremiah 14:1 , the pagan gods were symbolized as broken cisterns that could not hold water. Cisterns also served as convenient dumping places for corpses (Jeremiah 41:7 ,Jeremiah 41:7,41:9 ). See Waterworks; Wells.

James Newell