Place
Euphrates River
Approximate location. The area is clear, but the exact site is not.
The great river of Mesopotamia, which Joshua calls "the flood". Abraham's family came from beyond it, and Balaam lived at Pethor by it. The dot marks one point on the river.
Who passed through
In story order. King James Version.
- Abraham, Joshua 24:3
And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
- Balaam, Numbers 22:5
He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
Place names, references and coordinates: STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), with coordinates from OpenBible.info. Map: Natural Earth (public domain).