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Sihor

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(blackness). The Sihor, or Shihor, of Egypt (1 Chron. 13:5⁵So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 13:5); Isa. 23:3³And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. (Isaiah 23:3); Jer. 2:18¹⁸And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? (Jeremiah 2:18)), has ever been construed as “the Nile.” But when unqualified, some Arabian ravine or wady may be meant.

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