Zered

Zered [N] [S]

=Zared, luxuriance; willow bush, a brook or valley communicating with the Dead Sea near its southern extremity ( Numbers 21:12 ; Deuteronomy 2:14 ). It is called the "brook of the willows" ( Isaiah 15:7 ) and the "river of the wilderness" ( Amos 6:14 ). It has been identified with the Wady el-Aksy.

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
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Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Zered". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .
Zered [N] [E]

(osier brook ), ( deuteronomy 2:13 deuteronomy 2:14 ) or Zared, ( Numbers 21:12 ) a brook or valley running into the Dead Sea near its southeast corner, which Dr. Robinson with some probability suggests as identical with the Wady el-Ahsy . It lay between Moab and Edom and is the limit of the proper term of the Israelites wandering. ( 2:14 )


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Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Zered'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

ZERED

ze'-red (zeredh; Codex Vaticanus Zaret; Codex Alexandrinus Zare; the King James Version, Zared (Numbers 21:12)):

This is the nachal or "torrent valley" given as the place where Israel encamped before they reached the Arnon (Numbers 21:12). In Deuteronomy 2:13, the crossing of the brook Zered marks the end of the 38 years' desert wanderings. It has often been identified with Wady el-`Achsa, which runs up from the southeastern corner of the Dead Sea. A fatal objection to this is that the host had entered the wilderness to the East of Moab before they crossed the Zered (Numbers 21:11), while Wady el-`Achsa must have formed the southern boundary of Moab. We may conclude with certainty that one of the confluents of Wady Kerak is intended, but which, it is impossible now to say.

W. Ewing


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZERED'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.