Cherith

Wadi

Location disputed Wadi al Yabis: about 75 km (50 miles) northeast of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

• Wadi al Yabis Possible
• Wadi Qelt Possible
• Khirbet Fasayil Less likely
• Wadi Rajib Less likely
• Wadi Ajlun Less likely

Cherith in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 2 Verses

• 1 Kings 17:3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
• 1 Kings 17:5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

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