This paper explores the symbolic significance of rivers in Susan Abulhawa’s novel The Blue Between Sky and Water, particularly in shaping the journey of displacement experienced by the main characters, the Baraka family, from their village of Beit Daras to Gaza during the 1948 Nakba. The rivers, especially the River Suqreir flowing through Beit Daras to the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza, serve as potent symbols of life, knowledge, and connection to the land in Palestinian culture. For example, one of the protagonists of the novel, Mariam meets her imaginary friend Khaled by the River Suqreir to teach her how to write and read, yet her friendship with Khaled is disrupted by the violence of colonial settlers. Through an analysis of key river-related motifs, this paper argues that rivers also symbolize the passage of time, the cyclical nature of life, and the resilience of the Palestinian people and most importantly their journey towards homelessness and dislocation. By examining the rich symbolism of rivers, this paper investigates how Abulhawa uses natural elements to convey themes of identity, memory, and resistance in Palestinian literature. Trauma theory is consulted to understand how the river journey, particularly the River Suqreir, represents knowledge, hope, life, and resilience amidst the trauma of expulsion, displacement, and homelessness, an intervention extending the analysis of trauma theory to temples from the Global South.