Numbers 34:3

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your southern border will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the Edomite border, and your southern border will run eastward to the extremity of the Salt Sea,

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  • Gen 14:3 : 3 These last five kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim(that is, the Salt Sea).
  • Ezek 47:13 : 13 Boundaries for the Land This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“Here are the borders you will observe as you allot the land to the twelve tribes of Israel.(Joseph will have two portions.)
  • Ezek 47:18-23 : 18 On the east side, between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, will be the Jordan. You will measure from the border to the eastern sea. This is the east side. 19 On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, the river, to the Great Sea. This is the south side. 20 On the west side the Great Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo Hamath. This is the west side. 21 “This is how you will divide this land for yourselves among the tribes of Israel. 22 You must allot it as an inheritance among yourselves and for the resident foreigners who live among you, who have fathered sons among you. You must treat them as native-born among the people of Israel; they will be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23 In whatever tribe the resident foreigner lives, there you will give him his inheritance,” declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • Exod 23:31 : 31 I will set your boundaries from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the River, for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
  • Josh 3:16 : 16 the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. It piled up far upstream at Adam(the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the rift valley(the Salt Sea). The people crossed the river opposite Jericho.
  • Josh 15:1-9 : 1 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south. 2 Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea, 3 extended south of the Scorpion Ascent, crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka. 4 It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, and ended at the sea. This was their southern border. 5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan, 6 went up to Beth Hoglah, crossed north of Beth Arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 7 It then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning northward to Gilgal(which is opposite the Pass of Adummim south of the valley), crossed to the waters of En Shemesh and extended to En Rogel. 8 It then went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites on the south(that is, Jerusalem), going up to the top of the hill opposite the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the Valley of the Rephaites to the north. 9 It then went from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and went to Baalah(that is, Kiriath Jearim). 10 It then turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, crossed to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north(that is Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah. 11 It then extended to the slope of Ekron to the north, went toward Shikkeron, crossed to Mount Baalah, extended to Jabneel, and ended at the sea. 12 The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.
  • Ezek 47:8 : 8 He said to me,“These waters go out toward the eastern region and flow down into the rift valley; when they enter the Dead Sea, where the sea is stagnant, the waters become fresh.

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  • Num 34:4-12
    9 verses
    87%

    4and then the border will turn from the south to the Scorpion Ascent, continue to Zin, and then its direction will be from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon.

    5There the border will turn from Azmon to the Stream of Egypt, and then its direction is to the sea.

    6The Western Border of the Land“‘And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border.

    7The Northern Border of the Land“‘And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor;

    8from Mount Hor you will draw a line to Lebo Hamath, and the direction of the border will be to Zedad.

    9The border will continue to Ziphron, and its direction will be to Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.

    10The Eastern Border of the Land“‘For your eastern border you will draw a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham.

    11The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Kinnereth.

    12Then the border will continue down the Jordan River and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.’”

  • Josh 15:1-5
    5 verses
    84%

    1The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south.

    2Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea,

    3extended south of the Scorpion Ascent, crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka.

    4It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, and ended at the sea. This was their southern border.

    5The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan,

  • Ezek 47:17-20
    4 verses
    82%

    17The border will run from the sea to Hazar-enan, at the border of Damascus, and on the north is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

    18On the east side, between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, will be the Jordan. You will measure from the border to the eastern sea. This is the east side.

    19On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, the river, to the Great Sea. This is the south side.

    20On the west side the Great Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo Hamath. This is the west side.

  • Deut 34:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2and all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the distant sea,

    3the Negev, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of date palm trees, as far as Zoar.

  • Num 34:2
    76%

    2“Give these instructions to the Israelites, and tell them:‘When you enter Canaan, the land that has been assigned to you as an inheritance, the land of Canaan with its borders,

  • Josh 12:3
    76%

    3His kingdom included the eastern rift valley from the Sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the rift valley(the Salt Sea), including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

  • Josh 13:4
    75%

    4to the south; all the Canaanite territory, from Arah in the region of Sidon to Aphek, as far as Amorite territory;

  • Deut 3:17
    75%

    17The rift valley and the Jordan River were also a border, from the sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the rift valley(that is, the Salt Sea), beneath the slopes of Pisgah to the east.

  • Ezek 48:26-28
    3 verses
    75%

    26Next to the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun will have one portion.

    27Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have one portion.

    28Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the Stream of Egypt and on to the Great Sea.

  • Josh 19:34
    75%

    34It turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, extended from there to Hukok, touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and the Jordan on the east.

  • Josh 18:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18It crossed to the slope in front of the rift valley to the north and descended into the rift valley.

    19It then crossed to the slope of Beth Hoglah to the north and ended at the northern tip of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan River. This was the southern border.

  • Josh 1:4
    75%

    4Your territory will extend from the desert in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east(including all of Syria) and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

  • Ezek 47:15
    74%

    15“This will be the border of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad;

  • Josh 18:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal(that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe of Judah. This is the western border.

    15The southern side started on the edge of Kiriath Jearim and extended westward to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.

  • Josh 15:10-12
    3 verses
    73%

    10It then turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, crossed to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north(that is Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

    11It then extended to the slope of Ekron to the north, went toward Shikkeron, crossed to Mount Baalah, extended to Jabneel, and ended at the sea.

    12The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.

  • Num 33:36-37
    2 verses
    71%

    36They traveled from Ezion Geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

    37Wanderings from Kadesh to Moab They traveled from Kadesh and camped in Mount Hor at the edge of the land of Edom.

  • Josh 17:10
    71%

    10Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s to the north. The sea was Manasseh’s western border and their territory touched Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

  • Exod 23:31
    71%

    31I will set your boundaries from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the River, for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

  • Josh 13:27
    70%

    27It included the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, and the rest of the realm of King Sihon of Heshbon, the area east of the Jordan to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth.

  • Deut 1:40
    70%

    40But as for you, turn back and head for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.”

  • Ezek 48:33
    69%

    33On the south side, one and one-half miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun.

  • Josh 19:10
    69%

    10Zebulun’s Tribal Lands The third lot belonged to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans. The border of their territory extended to Sarid.

  • Ezek 48:7
    69%

    7Next to the border of Reuben from the east side to the west side, Judah will have one portion.

  • Deut 11:24
    69%

    24Every place you set your foot will be yours; your border will extend from the desert to Lebanon and from the River(that is, the Euphrates) as far as the Mediterranean Sea.

  • Deut 2:4
    69%

    4Instruct these people as follows:‘You are about to cross the border of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who inhabit Seir. They will be afraid of you, so watch yourselves carefully.

  • Judg 11:18
    68%

    18Then Israel went through the wilderness and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab. They traveled east of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon River; they did not go through Moabite territory(the Arnon was Moab’s border).

  • Deut 1:7
    68%

    7Head out and resume your journey. Enter the Amorite hill country, and into all its neighboring areas, including the rift valley, the hill country, the foothills, the Negev, and the coastal plain– all of Canaan and Lebanon as far as the Great River, that is, the Euphrates.