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    Yarden

    yar-DEN

    Hebrew
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    To flow down; Jordan River
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Yarden does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "To flow down; Jordan River", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Yarden.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Yarden parts for passage — dry ground in the midst of the river, flesh restored in its waters, the crossing into what God promised.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Joshua 3:17

      "And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground."

    • 2 Kings 5:14

      "Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again."

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