Lexical Definition

‎זֶרֶד‎ Zered (zeh'-red) Zered ^N:N--L
from an unused root meaning to be exuberant in growth; lined with shrubbery

Zared, Zered.

• § Zered = "osier brook"
• Zered, a brook East of the Dead Sea

1) a river east of the Jordan, in the region of Moab and Edom, a source of the Arnon river

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎זֶ֫רֶד‎ proper name, of a river (√ dubious; on form compare Lg^{BN 77}) — ‎נַחַל זֶ֫רֶד‎ Deut 2:13 ‎נַחַל זָרֶ֑ד‎ Num 21:12 (JE), Deut 2:13; Deut 2:14 identification disputed; Rob^{BR ii. 157} proposes Wady-el-Aµsy (= ‎נַחַל הָעֲרָבִים‎ Isa 15:7), between Moab & Edom; < either Sail Sa±îde (Kn), chief source of Arnon from southeast (Burckh^{Syrien, 635}), or west Kerak (Ges Ke Di); so also GASm^{Geog. 557}.

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Zered • A brook marking the end of Israel's wilderness wanderings

The Zered Brook marked the end of Israel's 38 years of wilderness wanderings until they crossed it to enter Moab (Num.21:12; Dt.2:13-14).

• A location first mentioned at Num.21.12;
• only referred to as Zered זֶרֶד.
  

The Zered Brook (also called the Valley of Zered or the Brook of Zered) was a significant geographical marker in Israel's journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. After wandering in the wilderness for 38 years, the Lord told the Israelites to cross the Zered Brook, signifying the end of the wilderness wanderings for that generation (Dt.2:13-14). The crossing of the Zered marked the beginning of the conquest of the lands east of the Jordan. The Zered Brook flowed into the southeastern end of the Dead Sea, forming the boundary between Edom to the south and Moab to the north. It is probably to be identified with the modern Wadi al-Hasa.

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