Zarqa River

Catchment area of ​​the Nahr ez- Zarqa

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The Nahr ez- Zarqa (Arabic نهر الزرقاء, DMG Food Fight z Zarqā ʾ, blue river '; German also Jabbok ) is a river in Jordan. It rises a few kilometers north-east of Amman in the prehistoric settlement site ʿ Ain Ghazal and flows first in a northerly direction before he bends to the west, is dammed by the King Talal Dam and finally flows into the Jordan.

The Nahr ez- Zarqa is mentioned under the name Jabbok several times in the Tanakh and the Old Testament. He ran through the State of Gilead mentioned in the Bible and divided the territories of the tribes of Reuben and Gad from the southern kingdom of Ammon. The country Sihon also extends " to the Jabbok from the Arnon " and later became the king of Ammon claimed (Num 21:24 EU; Deut 2.37 EU; 3.16 EU; Jos 12.2 EU; Ri 11.13 EU. 22EU ).

This became particularly important to the Jabbok, but the fact that should have taken place on its banks, according to Gen. 32.23-33 EU the struggle of Jacob with the angel.