Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 4000 Creation » 4200 Places » 4221 cistern A reservoir for storing water collected from rainfall or from a spring. When empty, it was used for a variety of purposes. The word is also employed in a figurative sense. Cisterns were used to collect water 2 Chronicles 26:10 See also 2 Kings 18:31 pp Isaiah 36:16; Jeremiah 14:3 Other uses for cisterns Jeremiah 38:6-13 See also Genesis 37:19-24,28-30; Jeremiah 41:4-7,9; Zechariah 9:11 Cisterns used as symbols Cisterns as symbols of spiritual well-being Cisterns as symbols of physical well-being See also Proverbs 5:15-19 See also
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