The east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.
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The east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.
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And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:
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And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.
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Passages linked to Joshua 15:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 34:12 The border shall go down to the Jordan, and end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.’ ”
- Numbers 34:10 “ ‘You shall mark out your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham.
- Joshua 18:15-19 The south quarter was from the farthest part of Kiriath Jearim. The border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. The border went down to the farthest part of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward. It went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En Rogel. It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim. It went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. It passed along to the side opposite the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah. The border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning the mouth of the river where it runneth…
Meaning the mouth of the river where it runneth into the salt Sea.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jos 15:5 And the east border [was] the salt…
Jos 15:5 And the east border [was] the salt sea, [even] unto the end of Jordan. And [their] border in the north quarter [was] from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:
Ver. 5. The salt sea.] The lake of Sodom, into which the river Jordan runneth, and there endeth.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The end of Jordan, i.e. the place where Jordan…
The end of Jordan, i.e. the place where Jordan runs into the Salt Sea.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the east border was the salt sea, even…
And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan,.... To the place where Jordan fell into it; so that this border was the whole length of the salt sea, which Josephus says (y) was five hundred eighty furlongs; and, according to Pliny (z), an hundred miles:
and their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea,
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at the uttermost part of Jordan; this northern border began where the eastern ended, at the bay or creek of the sea, where Jordan fell into it.
(y) De Bello Jud. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 4. (z) Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 16.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The end of Jordan - That is, the place…
The end of Jordan - That is, the place where Jordan runs into the salt-sea.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 5. The east border was the Salt Sea]…
Verse 5. The east border was the Salt Sea] The Salt Sea is the same as the Dead Sea, lake Asphaltites, &c. And here it is intimated that the eastern border of the tribe of Judah extended along the Dead Sea, from its lowest extremity to the end of Jordan, i.e., to the place where Jordan falls into this sea.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jos 15:5-6. The end of Jordan — The place…
Jos 15:5-6. The end of Jordan — The place where Jordan runs into the salt sea. The stone of Bohan — A place so called, not from Bohan’s dwelling there, (for the Reubenites had no portion on this side Jordan,) but from some notable exploit which he did there, though it is not recorded in Scripture.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Jordan, where it discharges itself into the Dead Sea,…
Jordan, where it discharges itself into the Dead Sea, or mixes its waters with the latter; which, as we observe, (chap. v. 16,) does not take place for three miles. (Haydock) --- the north-western part of this sea belonged to Benjamin.
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).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the end--that is, the mouth of the Jordan.
the end--that is, the mouth of the Jordan.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 5. East border was the salt sea — Which…
5. East border was the salt sea — Which formed a boundary line for nearly fifty miles.
End of Jordan — That is, the month of the Jordan; called also in this same verse the uttermost part of Jordan.
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Bay of the sea — The northern tongue or extremity of the Dead Sea, at the point where it receives the waters of the Jordan.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. And the east border] “Till to the laste…
5. And the east border] “Till to the laste partis of Jordan,” Wyclif. This was the Salt Sea in all its extent from south to north, even “unto the end of Jordan,” i. e. to the point where it enters the Dead Sea.
their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea] i. e. from the embouchure of the Jordan. “The tonge of the see vnto the same flood of Jordan,” Wyclif.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) Their border in the north quarter.—This can be…
(5) Their border in the north quarter.—This can be followed with the Ordnance Survey of Palestine, and is described by Conder in the following way:—“It started from the Jordan mouth, but did not apparently follow the river, as Beth Arabah (unknown) and Beth Hogla (’Ain Hajlah, about two miles west of Jordan—sheet 18) belonged to Benjamin. Passing along the valley of Achor (Wâdy Kelt), it left Gilgal on the north, and ascended the pass to the going up of Adummim (Tal’at-ed-Dumm), the ancient and modern name ‘bloody’ being apparently derived from the brick-red marls here found amid a district of white chalk.” (It is easy to conjecture other reasons.) A line of Roman road on the map is a very fair guide to the boundary here described, and thus far it lies on sheet 18 En Rogel, the next known point (on sheet 17), close to Zoheleth (Zahweileh, 1Ki_1:9), was evidently the present spring ‘Ain Umm-ed-Deraj, in the Kedron Valley (this may be sought in the separate survey of Jerusalem, which is upon a larger scale). Thence the border ran across the slope (Cataph, Jos_15:8, “side”), beside the valley of Ben Hinnom (Wâdy Rabâby), south of Jebus, and thus reached the watershed. (Here the boundary-line takes a turn to the northward.) It then apparently passed along the broad vale (Emek, Jos_15:8) of Rephaim (“valley of the giants”), which Josephus makes to extend towards Bethlehem. This valley is identified with El-Bukeia (sheet 17). The waters of Nephtoah are apparently identical with ‘Ain ’Atân, south-west of Bethlehem.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain To the end of Jordan. The spot where it…
To the end of Jordan. The spot where it emptied itself into the Dead Sea. The bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan. As in ver. 3, the word here translated bay is tongue in the original. What is meant is that the northern boundary started from the point where the Jordan entered the Dead Sea.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 at the mouth of the Jordan
at the mouth of the Jordan
The point at which the river empties into the sea is spoken of as if it were the mouth of the river. (See: Metaphor)
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border ... ran
"border ... was"
Beth Hoglah ... Beth Arabah
These are the names of places. (See: How to Translate Names)
the Stone of Bohan
This was likely a large stone that someone set up as a landmark and named after the man, Bohan. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Salt Sea
Jordan River
Reuben
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 15:5-11 Although Judah’s northern boundary is described in great…
15:5-11 Although Judah’s northern boundary is described in great detail, some sections of this border cannot be determined with certainty.
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