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Joshua 15:2

Salt Sea

1 Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:

Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,

3 proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.

4 It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.

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BSB
Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
KJV
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
WEB
Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;
ASV
And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looketh southward;
DARBY
And their southern border was from the end of the salt sea, from the tongue that turns southward;
BLB
And their southern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward.
ÅB
Og deres grense mot syd gikk ut fra enden av Salthavet, fra den bukt som vender mot syd,
OTB
Deres sørlige grense begynte ved bukten ved den sørlige enden av Saltsjøen,
B1930
Og deres grense mot syd gikk ut fra enden av Salthavet, fra den bukt som vender mot syd,

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  • Isaiah 11:15

    The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.

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  • Ezekiel 47:8

    And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh.

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  • Genesis 14:3

    The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea ).

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  • Ezekiel 47:18

    On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.

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  • Numbers 34:3

    Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,

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  • Joshua 3:16

    the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea ) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

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