Bible Dictionary
Euphrates
The Euphrates is the great river of Western Asia, rising in the Armenian highlands and flowing toward the Persian Gulf. In Scripture it marked the northeastern boundary of the Promised Land and often symbolized the power of eastern kingdoms.
Biblical Usage
The Euphrates is one of the rivers of Eden and the river named in God’s covenant with Abraham. It marked the northeastern boundary of the promised land and represented Assyrian power in prophecy.
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