Euphrates River

River in southwestern Asia that flows through eastern Turkey , Syria , and Iraq before uniting with the Tigris River and emptying into the Persian Gulf .

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It was important in the development of many great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia .

Originally Ea appears to have been a fish--the incarnation of the spirit of, or life principle in, the Euphrates River.

It was situated southwest of the Euphrates River, near the plains which were the nation's chief grazing grounds.

Perhaps some years ago it had formed actually the bed of the Euphrates River, which had then flowed over and through it.

The literal Babylon was an ancient city situated on the Euphrates River.

Its eastern shore is within a hundred miles of the headwaters of the Euphrates River, which is navigable for small craft to Bir.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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