Zered River

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The Zered River is a biblical watercourse in the Transjordan region, traditionally marking a boundary area near the ancient kingdom of Moab.

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Label Occurrences
Zered River canonical 2

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical river
geographical feature
alsoKnownAs Brook Zered
Wadi Zered
associatedWithEvent Israelite wilderness wanderings
associatedWithPeople Israelites
boundaryOf wilderness of Kedemoth (in some interpretations)
describedAs boundary near the land of Moab
emptiesInto Dead Sea region (traditional view)
flowsThrough region east of the Dead Sea
formsBorderWith Edom
Moab
hasRole geopolitical boundary in biblical geography
languageName_he נחל זרד
locatedIn Levant
linked to: Levant region

Transjordan
ancient Near East
linked to: Ancient Near East
mentionedIn Book of Deuteronomy
Book of Numbers
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Bible
near territory of Edom
linked to: Edom

territory of Moab
referencedAs a crossing point for the Israelites
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
roleInNarrative marks the end of the Israelites’ 38 years of wandering
timePeriod Iron Age Levant (biblical context)
linked to: Iron Age Levant
traditionalIdentificationWith Wadi al-Hasa

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Moab borderedBy Zered River
Kingdom of Moab borderFeature Zered River