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Stony ([[Hebrew language (EBD)|Heb]]. marg. "Amanah," perennial), the chief [[River (EBD)|river ]] of [[Damascus (EBD)|Damascus]] (2 Kings 5:12). Its modern name is Barada, the Chrysorrhoas, or "golden stream," of the [[Greek (EBD)|Greeks]]. It rises in a cleft of the Anti-Lebanon range, about 23 miles north-west of Damascus, and after flowing southward for a little way parts into three smaller streams, the central one flowing through Damascus, and the other two on each side of the [[City (EBD)|city]], diffusing beauty and fertility where otherwise there would be barrenness.