Pharpar
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| Type | river |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Awaj River (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 33.314° N, 36.056° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 2 Kings 5:12 |
Pharpar is a river named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Awaj River (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Awaj River | medium (60%) | 33.314° N, 36.056° E |
| Barbar River | very low (4%) | 33.417° N, 36.133° E |
| Tora River | very low (3%) | 33.541° N, 36.353° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 5:12Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.