Where do the 'nine rivers meet'?
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OK, for the purpose of full disclosure before this question is closed and borrowing heavily from my original comment....
Nine Rivers from Jordan, The Chronicle of a Journey and a Search by Denis Johnston
I suspect the reference comes from Irishman Denis Johnston's book Nine Rivers from Jordan, The Chronicle of a Journey and a Search. The quotation comes from a "palm reading" the author experienced in egypt and he credits the first two rivers of the nine he was exptected to cross as the Jordan and the Nile. The book is filled with Biblical allusion and I suspect that's were the connection started.
HOWEVER, then I found the following on Reddit, which is far more likely to be the source of the reference, and it has absolutely nothing at all to do with the Bible or Christianity.
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Where do the nine rivers meet? submitted 15 days ago by RashChrysemys
Probably Jiujiang. Is there any context for this question? Another_Solipsist 1 point 15 days ago
Yes, I had a dream in which I was in a church graveyard standing over a blank headstone, and as I look down at the headstone, at the bottom it says 13433 and the numbers disappear as I read them; then in the dream I look up and see a tall dark figure in a hood, but it looks like no one is actually inside the cloak, just a dark shadow or mist. The figure then points at me and says in some deep voice to “go to where the nine rivers meet” and I want to find out if there is a place in real life where nine rivers meet. RashChrysemys[S] 2 points 14 days ago
Neat. Well, that's the only nine rivers legend I know of. Do you have any idea what the numbers mean, or is it all one big mystery? Another_Solipsist 1 point 14 days ago
Well so far, I’ve been convinced that I’m going to die at the age of 63, as that is how old I will be if you translate it into a date (British format) RashChrysemys[S] 1 point 14 days ago
The Dictionary of Lahu
This dictionary has a native phrase that translates to...
Confluence of nine rivers; place where nine rivers meet (in animist heaven) [see subentry] ... We desire eternal life (prob. mean 'nine rivers';)
If the Reddit OP ever finds this connection and since he already believes he'll die on April 13, 2033 (13/4/33), he'll probably see this as confirmation of his death (eternal life in heaven). It's a wonderful case of illogical logic, but I'd bet a milkshake on it.
The Mekong Delta
It contains the Vietnamese provinces of Long An, Tien Gang, Bien Tre, Dong Thap, An Giang, Vinh Long, Kien Giang, Phong Binh, Hau Giang and Minh Hai. [1] Under French administration, the region was called Cochin China. Can Tho Province is the center of the region, where the nine rivers meet.
This last, the Vietnemese Mekong Delta reference, is undoubtadly the least likely culprit.
And unless deleted, it's nice to know this answer will go down in mystery history as contributing to the mysterious "place where nine rivers meet" and the number 13433.
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