And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
Parallel translations
- WEB The border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.
- BSB then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
- NKJV the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth;
- NASB and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down and reach to the slope on the east side of the Sea of Chinnereth.
- NLT then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee,
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Quick answer
The eastern border descends from Shepham to Riblah east of Ain, then down to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth. The line follows recognizable points toward the Sea of Galilee.
Overview
The Sea of Chinnereth is the Sea of Galilee, later the center of much of Jesus' ministry. Tracing the border along its eastern shore connects this ancient survey to a region rich in gospel significance. The precise geography roots God's promise in the very land where Christ would walk and teach.
Cross-references & the web
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- Deut 3:17The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.
- 2 Kgs 23:33And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
- Josh 11:2And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
- Luke 5:1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
- Josh 19:35And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
- Matt 14:34And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
- Jer 52:26–27So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
- John 6:1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
- Jer 52:10And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
- Jer 39:5–6But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.
- Josh 13:27And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
- 2 Kgs 25:6So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
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