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===Wadi Kelt=== Some identify the stream Chorath with [[Wadi Qelt]] at the [[Monastery of Saint George of Choziba]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Life Of John The Elder And The Cave Of Sapsas |url=http://saintlukecolumbia.org/orthodoxy-articles/2011/3/28/the-life-of-john-the-elder-and-the-cave-of-sapsas.html |publisher=St. Luke the Evangelist Greek Orthodox Church |accessdate=9 July 2016 |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226193405/http://saintlukecolumbia.org/orthodoxy-articles/2011/3/28/the-life-of-john-the-elder-and-the-cave-of-sapsas.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> If 1 Kings 17:3 is to be translated "Wadi Chorath, which is '''east''' of the Jordan", this identification would be in contradiction to the Bible, since Wadi Qelt is west of it. The [[King James version]] states [[Elijah]] should "turn eastward" (from [[Samaria (ancient city)|Samaria]]); therefore, the brook could be anywhere east of Samaria (now [[Sebastia, Nablus|Sebastia]], [[West Bank]]), on either side of the River Jordan.<ref>King James Bible; 1 Kings 17:3</ref> Some translations (i.e. the Orthodox Jewish Bible: [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+17%3A3&version=OJB]) allow such an interpretation, by stating that Chorath is merely "near the Yarden" (Yarden being the Hebrew name of the River Jordan).
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