The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea,
Parallel translations
- WEB Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;
- KJV And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
- BSB Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
- NKJV And their southern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward.
- NASB Their southern border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south.
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Quick answer
Judah's southern boundary begins at the south end of the Salt (Dead) Sea. The text traces precise, real geography.
Overview
Scripture describes Judah's borders with concrete landmarks, anchoring God's promises in actual places rather than vague ideals. The Salt Sea and its southern bay mark the starting point of the boundary line. Such exactness testifies that the Lord keeps His covenant in the real world, giving His people a tangible inheritance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Isa 11:15Yahweh will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the River, and will split it into seven streams, and cause men to march over in sandals.
- Gen 14:3All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (also called the Salt Sea).
- Ezek 47:8Then he said to me, These waters flow out toward the eastern region, and will go down into the Arabah; and they will go toward the sea; and flow into the sea which will be made to flow out; and the waters will be healed.
- Josh 3:16the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off. Then the people passed over near Jericho.
- Num 34:3then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.
- Ezek 47:18The east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border to the east sea you shall measure. This is the east side.
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