Joshua 15:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,”
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“Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looketh southward;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and to them the south border is at the extremity of the salt sea, from the bay which is looking southward;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 15:2 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 14:3The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
- Numbers 34:3Your 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,
- 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.
- Isaiah 11:15The 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.
- Ezekiel 47:8And 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.
- Ezekiel 47:18On 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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