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===Wadi al-Yabis===
It is usually identified with Wadi al-Yabis, a stream in western [[Jordan]], which flows into the [[Jordan River]] at a spot opposite of [[Beit She'an]] and slightly south of it.<ref>{{cite book |last=Armstrong |first=George |year=1895 |title=Names and places in the Old and New Testament and apocrypha: With their modern identifications }}</ref> Travellers have described it as one of the wildest ravines of the [[Fertile Crescent]], and peculiarly fitted to afford a secure asylum to the persecuted. During the summer, the stream is very dry.<ref>{{cite book |last=Easton |first=Matthew George |year=1897 |title=The Bible Dictionary: Your Biblical Reference Book |publisher=Thomas Nelson |isbn=9780933186590 |url=https://archive.org/details/eastonsbibledict00east |edition=1st }}</ref> [[Olive tree]]s grow on its banks, and it is home to an array of wildlife including [[gazelle]], [[hyrax]], and [[egret]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Peraea and the Dead Sea |url= http://www.jordanbeauty.com/WadiAl-Yabis.html |publisher=Jordan Beauty |accessdate=19 August 2012}}</ref>

According to the 1994 [[Israel–Jordan Treaty of Peace|Peace treaty between Israel and Jordan]], [[Israel]] can maintain its use of the Jordan River waters between the [[Yarmouk River|Yarmouk]] and Wadi al-Yabis.<ref>[[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], [http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/ForeignPolicy/Peace/Guide/Pages/Israel-Jordan%20Peace%20Treaty%20Annex%20II.aspx Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty Annex II], Article 2.3, accessed 30 October 2017</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Shapland |first=Greg |title=Rivers of Discord: International Water Disputes in the Middle East |edition=1st |year=1997 }}</ref>