And they conquered the eastern bank of the Jordan River as far south as the Dead Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah.)
Parallel translations
- WEB and all the Arabah beyond the Jordan eastward, even to the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
- KJV And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
- BSB including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.
- NKJV and all the plain on the east side of the Jordan as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.
- NASB with all the Arabah across the Jordan to the east, even as far as the sea of the Arabah, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah.
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Quick answer
The territory included all the Arabah east of the Jordan to the Dead Sea below Pisgah. The full eastern inheritance is described.
Overview
This completes the description of the eastern lands, reaching to the sea of the Arabah under Pisgah's slopes. The detail underscores the completeness of God's provision for the eastern tribes. God's thorough faithfulness to his word here assures believers of the complete inheritance promised in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Deut 3:17the Arabah also, and the Jordan and its border, from Chinnereth even to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.
- Deut 34:1Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of Gilead, to Dan,
- Josh 13:20Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, Beth Jeshimoth,
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