Wikipedia's first sentence called it “perennial stream in the galilee panhandle”. Today it says “perennial stream and a tributary of the jordan river”.
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33°16′11.42″N 35°34′40.26″E  /  33.2698389°N 35.5778500°E  / 33.2698389; 35.5778500 Iyyon waterfall Nahal Ayun ( , lit.1 Ayun Stream ), sometimes spelled Nahal Iyyon, in Bureighit , or in full Nahr Bareighit , is a perennial stream and a tributary of the Jordan River . The stream originates from two springs in the Marjayoun (Merj 'Ayun) valley in southern Lebanon , runs southward for seven kilometers through various irrigation ditches, then flows into Israel near Metulla , where it continues through the Hula Valley in the Galilee Panhandle until emptying in the Hasbani River just before it reaches the Jordan River.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
33°16′11.42″N 35°34′40.26″E  /  33.2698389°N 35.5778500°E  / 33.2698389; 35.5778500 Ayun waterfall Nahal Ayun ( , lit. Ayun Stream ), is a perennial stream in the Galilee Panhandle , Israel . The stream originates from the springs in the Marjayoun valley in southern Lebanon , and runs southward for seven kilometers in various irrigation ditches, until flowing into Israel near Metulla , as a tributary of the Jordan River in the Hula Valley . Tahana waterfall "שמורת טבע נחל עיון (התנור)" . Israel Nature and Parks Authority. : Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored ( |trans-title= suggested) ( help )
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
33°16′11.42″N 35°34′40.26″E  /  33.2698389°N 35.5778500°E  / 33.2698389; 35.5778500 Iyyon waterfall Nahal Ayun ( , lit. Ayun Stream ), sometimes spelled Nahal Iyyon, in Bureighit , or in full Nahr Bareighit , is a perennial stream and a tributary of the Jordan River . The stream originates from two springs in the Marjayoun (Merj 'Ayun) valley in southern Lebanon , runs southward for seven kilometers through various irrigation ditches, then flows into Israel near Metulla , where it continues through the Hula Valley in the Galilee Panhandle until emptying in the Hasbani River just before it reaches the Jordan River. Israel Nature and Parks Authority website .Israel Nature and Parks Authority website .The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible .
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Tributary of the Jordan River in Israel Ayun Stream ( Hebrew : נחל עיון , romanized Nahal Ayun , lit. Ayun Stream), sometimes spelled Nahal Iyyon, in Arabic : براغيث Bureighit , or in full Nahr Bareighit , is a perennial stream and a tributary of the Jordan River . The stream originates from two springs in the Marjayoun (Merj 'Ayun) valley in southern Lebanon , runs southward for seven kilometers through various irrigation ditches, then flows into Israel near Metulla , where it continues through the Hula Valley in the Galilee Panhandle until emptying in the Hasbani River just before it reaches the Jordan River. Israel Nature and Parks Authority website . Israel Nature and Parks Authority website . The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible .
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perennial stream in the galilee panhandle
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perennial stream and a tributary of the jordan river
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