Joshua 15:5

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The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea, up to the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the northern bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

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  • Num 34:12 : 12 The boundary will then follow down the Jordan River and end at the Salt Sea. This will define the land with its borders on all sides.
  • Josh 18:15-19 : 15 The southern boundary began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah. 16 It descended to the edge of the hill facing the Valley of Ben-Hinnom in the northern part of the Valley of Rephaim. Then it went down to the Valley of Hinnom, along the slope of the Jebusites, and down to En-rogel. 17 It curved northward and went out to En-shemesh, and from there to Geliloth, opposite the ascent of Adummim. Then it descended to the Stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben. 18 The boundary continued to the northern slope opposite the Arabah and went down into the Arabah. 19 The boundary passed along to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and ended at the northern bay of the Salt Sea at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.
  • Num 34:10 : 10 For your eastern boundary, you are to draw a line from Hazar-enan to Shepham.

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  • Josh 15:1-4
    4 verses
    85%

    1The allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah, by their clans, extended to the southern boundary, reaching the Edom border and the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev at its southernmost point.

    2Their southern border began at the edge of the Salt Sea, from the southern bay of the sea.

    3The boundary moved southward to the ascent of Akrabbim, passed through Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh-barnea, passed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karkaa.

    4It then passed to Azmon and continued to the Brook of Egypt, with its boundary reaching the Mediterranean Sea. This was the southern boundary.

  • Josh 18:18-20
    3 verses
    83%

    18The boundary continued to the northern slope opposite the Arabah and went down into the Arabah.

    19The boundary passed along to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and ended at the northern bay of the Salt Sea at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.

    20The Jordan formed its eastern boundary. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its boundaries and clans.

  • Num 34:3-12
    10 verses
    82%

    3Your southern boundary will begin at the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom, and from the eastern end of the Salt Sea.

    4Then the boundary will turn south to the ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and extend southward to Kadesh-barnea. It will then go out to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon.

    5From Azmon, the boundary will turn to the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.

    6Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea; this will be your boundary to the west.

    7Your northern boundary will run from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor.

    8From Mount Hor, you will mark out the boundary to the entrance of Hamath, and the boundary will end at Zedad.

    9The boundary will then go out to Ziphron and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary.

    10For your eastern boundary, you are to draw a line from Hazar-enan to Shepham.

    11The boundary will descend from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue downward along the slopes eastward to the Sea of Galilee.

    12The boundary will then follow down the Jordan River and end at the Salt Sea. This will define the land with its borders on all sides.

  • Josh 15:6-12
    7 verses
    81%

    6The boundary went up to Beth-hoglah and passed north of Beth-arabah, then ascended to the stone of Bohan, son of Reuben.

    7The boundary ascended to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned northward toward Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim, south of the valley. Then it went to the waters of En-shemesh and ended at En-rogel.

    8The boundary ascended by the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). Then it went up to the top of the hill that overlooks the Valley of Hinnom to the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

    9From the top of the mountain, the boundary extended to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, went out to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then the boundary was marked out to Baalah (which is Kiriath-jearim).

    10The boundary turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed by Timnah.

    11It continued to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed by Mount Baalah, and went on to Jabneel, ending at the sea.

    12The western boundary was the coastline of the Great Sea. This was the boundary around the clans of the descendants of Judah.

  • Ezek 47:17-20
    4 verses
    80%

    17The boundary will extend from the sea to Hazar Enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.

    18On the eastern side, the boundary will run from Hauran and Damascus along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, down to the eastern sea as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.

    19On the southern side, it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, along the Wadi of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary.

    20On the western side, the boundary will be the Great Sea, from the southern border to a point opposite Lebo Hamath. This will be the western boundary.

  • Deut 3:17
    80%

    17The Arabah, the Jordan, and its border, from Chinnereth to the east side of the Dead Sea (the Sea of the Arabah), beneath the slopes of Pisgah, was also included.

  • Ezek 47:15
    78%

    15This will be the boundary of the land: On the northern side, it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad.

  • Josh 19:33-34
    2 verses
    78%

    33Their territory went from Heleph and from the oak in Zaanannim, including Adami-nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and ended at the Jordan.

    34The border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, continued to Hukkok, touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrise.

  • Josh 13:25-27
    3 verses
    77%

    25Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is near Rabbah.

    26From Heshbon to Ramath Mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the boundary of Debir.

    27In the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon—the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, along with the Jordan and its boundary, reaching as far as the edge of the Sea of Kinnereth on the eastern side of the Jordan.

  • Josh 18:12
    76%

    12Their northern boundary began at the Jordan, ascended to the northern slope of Jericho, went up to the hill country westward, and ended at the wilderness of Beth-aven.

  • Josh 12:3
    76%

    3He also ruled over the Arabah to the east, from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Salt Sea, eastward along the way to Beth Jeshimoth, and to the south at the base of the slopes of the Pisgah.

  • Deut 34:2
    76%

    2all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,

  • Josh 1:4
    76%

    4Your territory will stretch from the wilderness and this Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates River—all the land of the Hittites—and westward to the Great Sea, where the sun sets.

  • Josh 16:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5The territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their clans was as follows: The border of their inheritance on the east began at Ataroth-addar and extended to Upper Beth-horon.

    6The border went westward to Michmethath on the north, turned eastward to Taanath-shiloh, and passed east of Janohah.

    7It descended from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached Jericho, and ended at the Jordan.

  • Josh 19:11
    74%

    11Their border went up westward to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and reached the brook that is in front of Jokneam.

  • Josh 17:10
    74%

    10To the south, the land belonged to Ephraim; to the north, it belonged to Manasseh. The sea formed its boundary. Manasseh touched Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

  • Ezek 48:28
    73%

    28Next to the territory of Gad, toward the southern boundary, shall be the area from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh, along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea.

  • Deut 4:49
    73%

    49and included all the Arabah east of the Jordan, as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.

  • Josh 18:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14The boundary turned around on the western side, curving to the south, facing the mountain that lies in front of Beth-horon to the south, and ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town of the sons of Judah. This was the western boundary.

    15The southern boundary began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah.

  • Num 34:15
    73%

    15These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.

  • Josh 16:3
    71%

    3It descended westward to the territory of the Japhletite, as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon, and on to Gezer, and it ended at the sea.