Brook Cherith

The seasonal wadi east of the Jordan where the prophet Elijah hides from king Ahab during the drought he announced (1 Kings 17). Ravens bring him bread and meat morning and evening, and he drinks from the brook until it dries up — the drought catching up with even his hiding place. The Cherith is one of the dozens of wadi systems that drain the highlands of Gilead westward toward the Jordan; the exact site is unknown.