Pharpar
Pharpar was one of the rivers of Damascus, mentioned by Naaman the leper when comparing them to the Jordan River in Israel.
The name Pharpar means “that produces fruit”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at 2 Kings 5:12; only referred to as Pharpar (פַּרְפַּר).
Location
- Identified as
- Awaj River
- Certainty
- Likely (60% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 33.314° N, 36.056° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- פַּרְפַּרPharpar
Mentions
- Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.