Genesis 14:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).”
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“The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.”
King James Version · Public Domain“All these joined together in the vale of Siddim (the same is the Salt Sea).”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“All these have been joined together unto the valley of Siddim, which <FI>is<Fi> the Salt Sea;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 14:3 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
- Numbers 34:12Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”
- Deuteronomy 3:17The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
- Joshua 3:16the 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.
- Psalms 107:34and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
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