Cherith

The brook by which Elijah lived (1 K 1 7'' ") was ' before .Jordan,' i.e. , accord- ing to familiar usa^e, on the E. of .lordan. Elijah 'was of the inhabitants' (or ' sojourners,' UV) of Gilead, or according to the LXX 'of Tishlieh of Gilead,' and would be well acquainted with the hiding-places of that country. If the 'Ravens' (c'j-iy) were an Arab tribe, as many believe (see Oreb), it must have been well to the E. where they pastured their flocks. The popular identifica- tion of the brook Cherith with the Wady Kelt between Jerus. and Jericho is unwarranted. A. Hf.xuer.son.