Nile

The Nile (, meaning "river";, , , probably meaning "dark blue") is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa exceeded in length only by the Amazon river and the Missouri-Mississipi rivers. The Nile River is of utmost importance to the economy of Egypt. Appropriately, Egypt is called "the gift of the Nile".

In the Bible
The word 'Nile' does not appear in the Hebrew OT, but when we find in the Old Testament the words 'the river' it is possible to judge by the context whether the reference is to the Nile ( as in ) or the Euphrates ( as in ). The river of Egypt was well known for its production of papyrus.