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The Euphrates River Turkey (Earth Snapshot) Lake Assad, on Euphrates (Earth Snapshot)

Visible above the center of this image is Lake Assad, a reservoir on the Euphrates River in Ar-Raqqah, Syria. It
was created in 1974 by the Tabqa Dam. Lake Assad is Syria’s largest lake with 240 square miles of surface area.
A vast network of canals uses water from Lake Assad to irrigate lands on both sides of the Euphrates. Here, the
Euphrates River is flanked by green, vegetated areas. In addition, the lake provides drinking water for the city of
Aleppo and supports a fishing industry.

The Great Euphrates River:

The river begins on the Anatolian
Plateau in eastern Turkey and flows
southward through Syria and Iraq.
In central Iraq, the river divides
into two channels for a distance of
110 miles and then continues to a
point northwest of Basra, where it
joins the Tigris River to form the
Shatt al Arab. The Shatt al Arab
flows the final 115 miles to the
Persian Gulf. The length of the
Euphrates is 1,585 miles); including
the Shatt al Arab, the length is 1,700
miles. Along the Euphrates are the
ruins of such ancient cities as
Babylon, Erech, and Ur.

Modern Map of Euphrates River (GNU)

It is astonishing to find Jamison’s Bible Commentary thinking the drying up of the Euphrates River is to be taken
figuratively. Could it be because the River has flowed since the beginning of creation that he believes this to be
truly the case. God said in prophecy that the Euphrates River will be dried up. It should be taken as the literal
interpretation of this End Times prediction. Scripture states it is in preparation for the kings of the East. We can
see repeatedly that the End Times prophecies should be taken in a straight forward interpretation of the Word.