Lectionary Calendar

Friday, April 26th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter

Attention!

StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Reservoir

Holman Bible Dictionary

Search for…

1 2 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Resen

Next Entry
Resh

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

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.

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

Bible Dictionaries Reservoir

Holman Bible Dictionary

Bible Dictionaries
Reservoir