Water Supply
The heat of summer and many mouths of drought necessitated
also appliances for storing and conveying water; and remains
still exist of the frontPOOLS of Solomon situated near
Bethlehem, and of the aqueduct near Jericho which was
constructed by the Romans....
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Creation of
Ps 148:4,5
-Covered the whole earth
Ge 1:9
-Daily allowance of
Eze 4:11
-City waterworks
2Ki 20:20
-Vision of, by Ezekiel
Eze 47:1-5
-Of separation
Nu 19:2-22
-Libation of
1Sa 7:6
-Irrigation with
See IRRIGATION
-Miraculously supplied
To the Israelites
Ex 17:1,6; Nu 20:11
To Samson
Jud 15:19
To Jehoshaphat's army
2...
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wo'-ter (mayim; hudor):
(1) The Greek philosophers believed water to be the original
substance and that all things were made from it. The Koran
states, "From water we have made all things." In the story
of the creation (Gen 1:2) water plays an elemental part.
(2) Because of the scarcity of water in Israel it is
especially appreciated by the peo...
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Israel Water Supply
WELLS, SPRINGS, OR FOUNTAINS WELLS AND THEIR LOCATION. In many cases wells have been depended upon for water in Palestinian towns through the years. Often the well is located outside the city walls, but sometimes the people are fortunate to have the well inside their town. Archaeologists have discovered at least two ancient cit...
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Securing water for home use. We have already seen (Chapter 8) that it is the duty of the women to go to the well to get the family supply of water. This is carried by them in pitchers of earthenware either upon their shoulder or head. If larger supplies of water are needed, then the men carry such in sheepskin or goatskin "bottles." [Manners And Cu...
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Famous wells and fountains of Scripture. Wells were dug by the early patriarchs in various places in the land of Canaan. The town of Beersheba was named after an event that happened at the time Isaac's servants dug a well there. The name means "The Well of the Oath," commemorating the covenant made between Isaac and Abimelech, which followed soon a...
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Jacob's well at Sychar was made famous by the incident of JESUS talking with the woman of Samaria there. There is nothing left at these wells that may be used for drawing water from a depth. Each woman who comes for water brings with her, in addition to the pitcher in which to carry the water, a hard leather portable bucket with a rope, in order to...
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It was water from a Bethlehem well for which David in the wilderness longed. To appreciate his desire, one needs to know what thirst in the wilderness means, and also be acquainted with the cool water of the Bethlehem wells and cisterns. In the hillsides around Bethlehem are terraced vineyards, and most of these have a rock-hewn cistern located in ...
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Throughout the centuries the town of Nazareth has had put one main source for its water supply, a well or fountain that is located at the northwest extremity of the town. We may be fairly certain that Mary came here with her pitcher to draw water for her household use, and that here the boy JESUS often quenched his thirst. [Manners And Customs of B...
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CISTERNS
The word "well" to the average native of Israel has meant "spring" or "fountain," but in the Bible account it often means "cistern." Actually the cistern has been a more common source of Israel's water supply than has the well. To drink water out of the family cistern was the proverbial wish of every Jew, and such was the promise that Kin...
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