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Place for catching and storing water for later use, either agricultural (2 Chronicles 26:10; Ecclesiastes 2:6 ) or as an urban supply in anticipation of a siege (2 Kings 20:20; Isaiah 22:8-11 ). Reservoirs were a necessity in most of Palestine where seasonal rains were the major water source.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Reservoir'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/r/reservoir.html. 1991.

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