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The Nile is the great river of Egypt, flowing north to the Mediterranean and shaping the life, agriculture, and power of that land. It is important in the Bible because it stands behind Egypt's prosperity and becomes closely associated with the setting of Joseph, Moses, the Exodus, and prophetic imagery about Egypt's strength and downfall. First appears in Gen 41:1.1
Coordinates
19.21, 30.57
First appears
Gen 41:1
AI summary: The Nile is one of the Bible's most consequential rivers because it is inseparable from Egypt itself. Stories about Joseph's rise, Moses' infancy, and the plagues all assume the river's central role in Egyptian life and power. For that reason, the Nile can function in Scripture as both literal waterway and symbol of Egypt's fertility, stability, and political confidence. Prophets later use it to speak about the rise, swelling, and humiliation of Egyptian power. Across the cross references, the Nile is more than background geography: it is a defining river of empire, deliverance, and judgment.1
Latitude
19.21
Longitude
30.57
Bible references
30
Dark; blue, not found in Scripture, but frequently referred to in the Old Testament under the name of Sihor, i.e., “the black stream” (Isa. 23:3; Jer. 2:18) or simply “the river” (Gen. 41:1; Ex. 1:22, etc.) and the “flood of Egypt” (Amos 8:8). It consists of two rivers, the White Nile, which takes its rise in the Victoria Nyanza, and the Blue Nile, which rises in the Abyssinian Mountains. These unite at the town of Khartoum, whence it pursues its course for 1,800 miles, and falls into the Mediterranean through its two branches, into which it is divided a few miles north of Cairo, the Rosetta and the Damietta branch. (See EGYPT.) 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.