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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

MOMENT WHEN A RIVER IS REBORN IN THE ISRAELI DESERT

The incredible moment a river is REBORN in the Israeli desert - to the delight of watching locals who predicted its return
  • The waters of the river Zin are seen gushing down a dry riverbed, much to the delight of locals in a video recorded on Friday
  • The return of the flood waters are because of heavy rain in mountainous regions several miles away from the arid land
  • For centuries the dry area, which is a massive creek bed, has seen the disappearance and return of water in a series of flash floods
THE BIBLICAL NEGEV DESERT
 
The Negev (or Negeb) takes its name from the Hebrew neghev, meaning dry. 
 
Beersheba was a major crossroads for Abraham in the Old Testament.   According to the Bible he arrived in the area 3,700 years ago dug a well to feed his flock and established a settlement for his people.
 
The desert is the scene of many biblical events and was a place of exile and a wilderness.  The Israelites wandered the Negev during the 'wilderness journey' after the Exodus.  The Zin river used to mark the border of Israel in Biblical times.  The occasional flooding of the Negev is mentioned in the Bible.
 
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