and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the Western Sea,
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and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the Western Sea,
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And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
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and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah as far as the hinder sea;
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 34:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 11:24 Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even to the western sea shall be your border.
- Exodus 23:31 I will set your border from the Red Sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.
- Numbers 34:6 “ ‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border.
- Joshua 15:12 The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Called, Mediterranean.
Called, Mediterranean.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Deu 34:2 And all Naphtali, and the land of…
Deu 34:2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
Ver. 2. Unto the utmost sea.] The Mediterranean.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain All Naphtali, i.e. the land of Naphtali, which, together…
All Naphtali, i.e. the land of Naphtali, which, together with Dan, was in the north of Canaan, as Ephraim and Manasseh were in the midland parts, and Judah on the south, and the sea on the west. So these parts lying in the several quarters are put for all the rest. He stood in the cast, and saw also Gilead, which was in the eastern part of the land, and thence he saw the north, and south, and west.
The utmost sea, i.e. the midland sea, which was the utmost bound of the Land of Promise on the west.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And all Naphtali,.... Which lay in the northern part…
And all Naphtali,.... Which lay in the northern part of the land, and where was Galilee of the Gentiles, and so he had a sight of all that country most frequented by the Messiah when come, see Mat 4:13,
and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh: which lay in the midland part of the country:
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and all the land of Judah; which lay to the south:
unto the utmost sea; the Mediterranean sea, which was the western boundary of the land, called the "hinder sea", Zac 14:8; and might as well be so rendered here, for the same word is used: Jarchi would have it read, not the "hinder sea", but the "latter day": for, he says, the Lord showed to Moses all that should happen to Israel until the resurrection of the dead; and so the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases the above passages, and observes that the Lord showed Moses the mighty deeds of Jephthah of Gilead, and the victories of Samson, who was of the tribe of Dan; the idolatries of that tribe, and Samson the saviour that should spring from them; Deborah and Barak, and the princes of the house of Naphtali; Joshua the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, that should fight with and slay the kings of Canaan; and Gideon the son of Joash, of the tribe of Manasseh, that should fight with Midian and Amalek, and all the kings of Israel, and the kingdom of the house of Judah; the king of the south, that should join the king of the north to destroy the inhabitants of the earth; and even the destruction of Armiilus or antichrist, and the war of Gog and Magog, and the great affliction Michael shall save from.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain All Naphtali - The land of Naphtali, which together…
All Naphtali - The land of Naphtali, which together with Daniel, was in the north of Canaan, as Ephraim and Manasseh were in the midland parts, and Judah on the south, and the sea, on the west. So these parts lying in the several quarters are put for all the rest. He stood in the east and saw also Gilead, which was in the eastern part of the land, and thence he saw the north and south and west. The utmost sea - The midland sea, which was the utmost bound of the land of promise on the west.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Deu 34:2-3. All Naphtali — The land of Naphtali,…
Deu 34:2-3. All Naphtali — The land of Naphtali, which, together with Dan, was in the north of Canaan, as Ephraim and Manasseh were in the midland parts, and Judah on the south, and the sea on the west. So these parts, lying in the several quarters, are put for all the rest. He stood in the east, and saw also Gilead, which was in the eastern part of the land, and thence he saw the north, and south, and west. The utmost sea — The midland sea, which was the utmost bound of the land of promise on the west. The south — The south quarter of the land of Judah, which is toward the salt sea. The city of palm-trees — Jericho, so called from the multitude of palm-trees which were in those parts, as Josephus and Strabo write. From whence, and the balm there growing, it was called Jericho, which signifies, odoriferous or sweet smelling.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Nephtali, from Libanus to the lake of Genesareth. (Calmet)…
Nephtali, from Libanus to the lake of Genesareth. (Calmet) --- The other three tribes occupied the greatest part of the country southward, as far as Idumea. (Haydock) --- Sea. Hebrew, "the sea behind," or to the west; as, in determining the situation of places, the Jews looked towards the east. Moses took a view of all the countries which the people should possess, as far as the Mediterranean.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 2. And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim,…
2. And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah — The region west of the Jordan. The northern part in the time of Christ was called Galilee, the central part Samaria, and the southern Judea.
Unto the utmost sea — To the western sea, the Mediterranean.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 2. all Naphtali] The lofty country N. and N.W.…
2. all Naphtali] The lofty country N. and N.W. of the Lake of Galilee, some of whose hills, over 2,500 feet, may (as Dri. says) be visible from Nebo, as the lower Mt Tabor to the S. of them is.
and all the land of Ephraim and Manasseh] So LXX. These certainly are in sight with Ebal and Gerizim and the intervening valley particularly distinct.
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all the land of Judah, unto the hinder sea] A natural hyperbole; the hinder or Western Sea (Deu_11:24). The Mediterranean is hidden by the hills of Judah. But again the bulk of Judah is in sight, and the Sea is mentioned as its W. boundary.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 2-4. Unto the utmost sea; rather, the hinder…
Vers. 2-4. Unto the utmost sea; rather, the hinder sea, viz. the Mediterranean (cf. Deu_11:24) The south; the Negeb, the pasture-land in the south, towards the Arabian desert. The plain of the valley of Jericho; the extensive plain through which the Jordan flows, extending from Jericho to Zoar, at the south end of the Dead Sea. This wide prospect could not be surveyed by any ordinary power of vision; so that Moses must for the occasion have had his power of vision miraculously increased. There is no ground for supposing that he saw the scene in an ecstatic vision, and not with his bodily eyes.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 34:2 The land of Naphtali was northwest of Nebo…
34:2 The land of Naphtali was northwest of Nebo and west of the Sea of Galilee. • The land of Ephraim and Manasseh was a large area to the west-northwest of Nebo, the present West Bank area of Palestine. • The land of Judah lay to the immediate west-southwest of Nebo, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.
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