Places in the Bible · River

Zered

Zered is a river mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Wadi al Hasa.

panorama of cliffs along Wadi al Hasa
panorama of cliffs along Wadi al Hasa · Photo: Adeeb Atwan (CC-BY-3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Where is Zered?

Approx. 31.0270, 35.4853 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
Wadi al HasariverHigh

Zered in the Bible dictionary

'=Zared, luxuriance; willow bush, a brook or valley communicating with the Dead Sea near its southern extremity (Num. 21:12; Deut. 2:14). It is called the “brook of the willows” (Isa. 15:7) and the “river of the wilderness” (Amos 6:14). It has been identified with the Wady el-Aksy.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Zered

  • Deuteronomy 2:13

    Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.

  • Deuteronomy 2:14

    And the space in which we came from Kadesh–barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the Lord sware unto them.