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Brooks are significant in the biblical narrative for their symbolic and practical roles, often representing sustenance, divine provision, and the natural beauty of God's creation.<br><br><b>Hebrew and Greek Terms</b><br><br>The Hebrew word most commonly translated as "brook" is "נַחַל" (nachal), which can also mean "valley" or "torrent." In the Greek New Testament, the term "χείμαρρος" (cheimarros) is used, meaning "winter-flowing stream," indicating a seasonal brook.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b><br><br>1. <b>Provision and Sustenance</b>: Brooks are frequently associated with God's provision. In <a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">1 Kings 17:3-4</a>, the prophet Elijah is instructed by God to hide by the Brook Cherith, where he would drink from the brook and be fed by ravens: "Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook Cherith, east of the Jordan. You are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there" . This passage highlights God's miraculous provision during a time of drought.<br><br>2. <b>Symbol of Refreshment</b>: Brooks symbolize refreshment and renewal. In <a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1</a>, the psalmist uses the imagery of a deer longing for water to express a deep spiritual thirst: "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God" . Here, the brook represents the soul's desire for God’s presence and sustenance.<br><br>3. <b>Judgment and Cleansing</b>: Brooks can also be associated with judgment and cleansing. In <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Isaiah 30:28</a>, God's judgment is described as a torrent: "His breath is like an overflowing torrent that rises to the neck, to sift the nations with a sieve of destruction" . This imagery conveys the power and thoroughness of divine judgment.<br><br>4. <b>Geographical Significance</b>: Brooks often mark geographical boundaries or significant locations. For example, the Brook Kidron is mentioned several times in the Old Testament as a boundary and a place of purification. In <a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">2 Samuel 15:23</a>, David crosses the Brook Kidron during his flight from Absalom: "Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. The king also crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the people moved on toward the wilderness" .<br><br>5. <b>Metaphorical Use</b>: In <a href="/job/6-15.htm">Job 6:15</a>, Job laments the unreliability of his friends, comparing them to seasonal brooks that vanish when needed: "My brothers are as faithless as a wadi, as seasonal streams that overflow" . This metaphor underscores the disappointment and unreliability of human support compared to divine faithfulness.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>Brooks in the Bible often serve as a reminder of God's provision and care for His people. They symbolize the sustenance that God provides both physically and spiritually. The imagery of brooks also points to the transient nature of life and the need for reliance on God, who is the ultimate source of living water. In the New Testament, Jesus refers to Himself as the source of living water, fulfilling the spiritual thirst that brooks symbolically represent in the Old Testament.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>While brooks are small and often overlooked in the grand narrative of Scripture, their presence is a testament to the intricate and caring provision of God. They serve as a powerful metaphor for spiritual truths, illustrating the refreshing and sustaining power of God's presence in the lives of believers.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/650.htm"><span class="l">650. aphiq -- a channel</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from aphaq Definition a channel NASB Word Usage <b>brooks</b> (3), channels<br> (3), ravines (6), streams (3), strong (1), torrents (1), tubes (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/650.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/388.htm"><span class="l">388. Ethanim -- (month of) "steady flowings," the seventh month in <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Ethanim. Plural of 'eythan; always with the article; the permanent <b>brooks</b>; Ethanim,<br> the name of a month -- Ethanim. see HEBREW 'eythan. 387, 388. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/388.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5158a.htm"><span class="l">5158a. nachal -- torrent, torrent-valley, wadi</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition torrent, torrent-valley, wadi NASB<br> Word Usage brook (44), <b>brooks</b> (5), flowing (1), ravine (2), ravines (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5158a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/nutter/hymn_writers_of_the_church/brooks.htm"><span class="l"><b>Brooks</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>Brooks</b>. <b>Brooks</b>, Charles Timothy, a Unitarian divine and a poet and author<br> of more than ordinary ability, was born at Salem, Mass., in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/nutter/hymn writers of the church/brooks.htm</font><p><a href="/library/nutter/hymn_writers_of_the_church/brooks_2.htm"><span class="l"><b>Brooks</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>Brooks</b>. <b>...</b> He died January 23, 1893. Bishop <b>Brooks</b> was a great soul in a gigantic<br> body. He made friends of all with whom he came in contact. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/nutter/hymn writers of the church/brooks 2.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jowett/my_daily_meditation_for_the_circling_year/august_the_fifth_brooks_by.htm"><span class="l">August the Fifth <b>Brooks</b> by the Way</span></a> <br><b>...</b> AUGUST The Fifth <b>BROOKS</b> BY THE WAY. ISAIAH xii. The wells of the Lord are<br> to be found where most I need them. The Lord of the way <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jowett/my daily meditation for the circling year/august the fifth brooks by.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kleiser/the_worlds_great_sermons_volume_8/brooks__the_pride_of.htm"><span class="l"><b>Brooks</b> -- the Pride of Life</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>BROOKS</b> " THE PRIDE OF LIFE. THE PRIDE OF LIFE BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. Phillips <b>Brooks</b> <b>...</b><br> intensity.". <b>BROOKS</b>. 1835"1893. THE PRIDE OF LIFE[1]. [Footnote <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 8/brooks the pride of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kleiser/the_worlds_great_sermons_volume_8/potter__memorial_discourse_on.htm"><span class="l">Potter -- Memorial Discourse on Phillips <b>Brooks</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> POTTER " MEMORIAL DISCOURSE ON PHILLIPS <b>BROOKS</b>. MEMORIAL DISCOURSE ON PHILLIPS <b>BROOKS</b><br> BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. <b>...</b> 1834"1908. MEMORIAL DISCOURSE ON PHILLIPS <b>BROOKS</b>[1]. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 8/potter memorial discourse on.htm</font><p><a href="/library/winkworth/lyra_germanica_the_christian_year/tenth_sunday_after_trinity_as.htm"><span class="l">Tenth Sunday after Trinity. As the Hart Panteth after the Water <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Tenth Sunday after Trinity. As the hart panteth after the water <b>brooks</b>, even<br> so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. As the hart panteth <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../winkworth/lyra germanica the christian year/tenth sunday after trinity as.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brooks/hearts-ease/title_page.htm"><span class="l">Heart's-ease</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Title Page. Heart's-ease from. Phillips <b>Brooks</b>. COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY. CUPPLES & LEON<br> COMPANY. NEW YORK. [Illustration: Cover art]. [Illustration: Inside cover]. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/brooks/hearts-ease/title page.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brooks/hearts-ease/"><span class="l">Heart's-ease</span></a> <br>Heart's-ease. <. Heart's-ease Phillips <b>Brooks</b>. Produced by Al Haines Table<br> of Contents. Title Page. Heart's-ease. [ Prev] [Top] [Next ]. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/brooks/hearts-ease/</font><p><a href="/library/brooks/hearts-ease/hearts-ease.htm"><span class="l">Heart's-Ease</span></a> <br>Heart's-ease. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/brooks/hearts-ease/hearts-ease.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_worlds_great_sermons_volume_10/index_to_preachers_and_sermons.htm"><span class="l">Index to Preachers and Sermons</span></a> <br><b>...</b> By Alexander McKenzie Bourdaloue, Louis, The Passion of Christ Broadus, John A.,<br> Let us Have Peace with God <b>Brooks</b>, Memorial Discourse on Phillips. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume 10/index to preachers and sermons.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/brooks.htm"><span class="l"><b>Brooks</b> (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Brooks</b> (28 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:9 This ye<br> do eat of all which 'are' in the waters; any one that hath <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/brooks.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/water-brooks.htm"><span class="l">Water-<b>brooks</b> (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Water-<b>brooks</b>. Water, Water-<b>brooks</b>. Watercourse . Multi-Version<br> Concordance Water-<b>brooks</b> (6 Occurrences). Deuteronomy <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/water-brooks.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/ravines.htm"><span class="l">Ravines (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 23:30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the <b>brooks</b> of Gaash. (See NIV).<br> 1 Chronicles 11:32 Hurai of the <b>brooks</b> of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/ravines.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/paper.htm"><span class="l">Paper (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The expression in the Authorized Version (Isaiah 19:7), "the paper reeds by the<br><b>brooks</b>," is in the Revised Version more correctly "the meadows by the Nile <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/paper.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gaash.htm"><span class="l">Gaash (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The "<b>brooks</b>," or rather the wadies or "watercourses" of Gaash are mentioned as the<br> native place of Hiddai (2 Samuel 23:30), or Hurai (1 Chronicles 11:32), one <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gaash.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wither.htm"><span class="l">Wither (30 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 19:7 The paper reeds by the <b>brooks</b>, by the mouth of the <b>brooks</b>, and every<br> thing sown by the <b>brooks</b>, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wither.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/reeds.htm"><span class="l">Reeds (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 19:7 The paper reeds by the <b>brooks</b>, by the mouth of the <b>brooks</b>, and every<br> thing sown by the <b>brooks</b>, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/reeds.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/paper-reeds.htm"><span class="l">Paper-reeds (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 19:7 The paper-reeds by the <b>brooks</b>, by the mouth of the <b>brooks</b>, and every<br> thing sown by the <b>brooks</b>, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. (WBS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/paper-reeds.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/river.htm"><span class="l">River (189 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In Isaiah 19:6, for ye'ore matsor, the King James Version "<b>brooks</b> of defense," the<br> Revised Version (British and American) has "streams of Egypt." In Isaiah 19:7 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/river.htm - 52k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stream.htm"><span class="l">Stream (96 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> to be strong," hence, "channel," "valley," as holding, confining (BDB): "the streams<br> in the South" (Psalm 126:4); elsewhere "brook," as "the <b>brooks</b> (the King <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stream.htm - 42k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/mighty-men-David.html">Who were the mighty men of David? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/irrational-irrationality.html">Why are people irrational? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-logic.html">How should a Christian view logic? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Brooks (28 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/11-9.htm">Leviticus 11:9</a></span><br />This ye do eat of all which 'are' in the waters; any one that hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span>, them ye do eat;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/11-10.htm">Leviticus 11:10</a></span><br />and any one that hath not fins and scales in the seas, and in the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span>, of any teeming creature of the waters, and of any creature which liveth, which 'is' in the waters -- an abomination they 'are' to you;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14</a></span><br />Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of Arnon,<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15</a></span><br />And at the stream of the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7</a></span><br />For Yahweh your God brings you into a good land, a land of <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of water, of springs, and underground water flowing into valleys and hills;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-7.htm">Deuteronomy 10:7</a></span><br />From there they traveled to Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of water.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-30.htm">2 Samuel 23:30</a></span><br />Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of Gaash.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/18-5.htm">1 Kings 18:5</a></span><br />Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span>. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/11-32.htm">1 Chronicles 11:32</a></span><br />Hurai of the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/6-15.htm">Job 6:15</a></span><br />My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> that pass away;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/20-17.htm">Job 20:17</a></span><br />He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of honey and butter.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24</a></span><br />Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/28-10.htm">Job 28:10</a></span><br />Among rocks, <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalms 1:3</a></span><br />And he is as a tree planted by <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalms 42:1</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water <span class="boldtext">brooks</span>, so my soul pants after you, God.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Psalms 74:15</a></span><br />Thou didst cleave fountain and brook; Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers. <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a></span><br />The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is as <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. <br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Songs 5:12</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside the water <span class="boldtext">brooks</span>, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Isaiah 7:18</a></span><br />And it hath come to pass, in that day, Jehovah doth hiss for a fly that 'is' in the extremity of the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of Egypt, And for a bee that 'is' in the land of Asshur.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Isaiah 19:6</a></span><br />And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. <br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Isaiah 19:7</a></span><br />The paper reeds by the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span>, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Isaiah 19:8</a></span><br />The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm">Isaiah 30:25</a></span><br />There shall be <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> and streams of water on every lofty mountain and on every high hill in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV DBY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Isaiah 32:2</a></span><br />And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a></span><br />They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-<span class="boldtext">brooks</span>, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.<br /><span class="source">(DBY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20</a></span><br />Yes, the animals of the field pant to you, for the water <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> have dried up, And the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a></span><br />It will happen in that day, that the mountains will drop down sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, all the <span class="boldtext">brooks</span> of Judah will flow with waters, and a fountain will come forth from the house of Yahweh, and will water the valley of Shittim.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Nahum 3:8</a></span><br />Art thou better than No-Ammon, That is dwelling among <span class="boldtext">brooks</span>? 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