Pharpar (Easton)

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Swift, one of the rivers of Damascus (2 Kings 5:12 ). It has been identified with the 'Awaj, 'a small lively river.' The whole of the district watered by the 'Awaj is called the Wady el-'Ajam, i.e., 'the valley of the Persians', so called for some unknown reason. This river empties itself into the"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter P Bible Dictionaries Pharpar Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Pharisees Next Entry Phebe Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Sharar Pharpar Dictionaries American Tract Society Pharpar Abana, and Pharpar Easton's Bible Dictionary Pharpar Parbar Fausset Bible Dictionary Sharar Pharpar Parbar Holman Bible Dictionary Sharar Pharpar Parbar (only first 3 shown) Hitchcock Bible Names Sharar Pharpar Parbar Hastings' BibleDictionary Sharar Pharpar Parbar King James Dictionary Sharper Morrish Bible Dictionary Sharar Pharpar Parbar 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Pharoah Pharao Phanar (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Pharpar Pharoah People's Bible Dictionary Pharpar Smith Bible Dictionary Sharar Pharpar Parbar Vines' Expository Dictionary Sharp, Sharper, Sharply, Sharpness Harper Webster Dictionary Sharper Phanar Harper (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Pharpar Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Abana and Pharpar Dharwar Harrar (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Parbar Pharira Pharpar (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Pharoah-Necho Pharpar McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Boies, Harper Clarkson, Robert Harper, D.D., LL.D. Harmar, John (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Dharwar The Catholic Encyclopedia Pharao Thomas Morton Harper The Jewish Encyclopedia Pharpar Lexicons κιθαρῳδός τομός פַּרְבָּר , פַּרְוָר פַּרְפַּר שָׁרַר , שָׁרָר Swift, one of the rivers of Damascus ( 2 Kings 5:12 ). It has been identified with the 'Awaj, "a small lively river." The whole of the district watered by the 'Awaj is called the Wady el-'Ajam, i.e., "the valley of the Persians", so called for some unknown reason. This river empties itself into the lake or marsh Bahret Hijaneh, on the east of Damascus. One of its branches bears the modern name of Wady Barbar, which is probably a corruption of Pharpar.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)