Bible Dictionaries
Parched Ground
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Isaiah 35:7 ), Heb. sharab, a "mirage", a phenomenon caused by the refraction of the rays of the sun on the glowing sands of the desert, causing them suddenly to assume the appearance of a beautiful lake. It is called by the modern Arabs by the same Hebrew name Serab . Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Parched Ground'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/p/parched-ground.html. 1897.