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Reservoir

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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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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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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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