- the river that runneth:
- Ahava is supposed to be the river Adiava, which, with the Diava, is said by Ammianus to have given name to Adiabene, a province of Assyria, through which they flowed into the Tigris. These rivers were also called respectively, Anzabas and Zabas, the Caprus and Lycus of Ptolemy; the former of which he places, at its source, in long. 79 degrees, lat. 39+ degrees, and at its junction with the Tigris, in long. 79+ degrees, lat. 36 degrees 6 minutes; and the latter, at its source, in long 78 degrees, lat. 39 degrees; and where it falls into the Tigris, in long. 79 degrees, lat. 36+ degrees. They are now called the Great and Little Zab, or the Zabein, i.e., the two Zabs, which, says Ibn Haukal, "are considerable streams, each about half as large as the Dejleh (or Tigris). They rise among the mountains of Azerbaijan. Of these, the larger is that which runs towards Haditheh. These streams form part of the Tigris, and water the district of Semerah." "By¹ the riversª of Babylon,ª there¹ we sat down,ª° yea,¹ we wept,ª° when we rememberedª°¹ Zion.ª" {Psa 137:1} + "Now it came to pass¹ in the thirtiethª year,ª in the fourthª [month], in the fifthª [day] of the month,ª as I¹ [was] amongª the captivesª by¹ the riverª of Chebar,ª [that] the heavensª were opened,ª° and I sawª° visionsª of God.ª" {Ezk 1:1} + "Then I cameª° to¹ them of the captivityª at Telabib,ª that dweltª° by¹ the riverª of Chebar,ª and I satª° where¹ they¹ sat,ª° and remainedª° there¹ astonishedª° amongª them sevenª days.ª" {Ezk 3:15} + "Andª on¹ the¹ sabbathª² we wentª° out¹ of² the¹ cityª byª a river side,ª whereª prayerª was wontª° to be made;ª° andª we sat down,ª° and spakeª° unto the¹ womenª which resortedª° [thither]." {Act 16:13}
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