Bilangan 34:3

34:3 your southern border ¹  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,

Bilangan 34:12

34:12 Then the border will continue down the Jordan River ²  and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.’”

Ulangan 3:17

3:17 The Arabah and the Jordan River ³  were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth ⁴  to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), ⁵  beneath the watershed ⁶  of Pisgah ⁷  to the east.

Yosua 3:16

3:16 the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. ⁸  It piled up far upstream ⁹  at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). ¹⁰  The people crossed the river opposite Jericho. ¹¹ 

[34:3]  ¹ tn The expression refers to the corner or extremity of the Negev, the South.

[34:12]  ² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[3:17]  ³ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in vv. 20, 25).

[3:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “from Chinnereth.” The words “the sea of” have been supplied in the translation as a clarification.

[3:17]  sn Chinnereth. This is another name for the Sea of Galilee, so called because its shape is that of a harp (the Hebrew term for “harp” is כִּנּוֹר, kinnor).

[3:17]  ⁵ sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea (cf. Gen 14:3; Josh 3:16).

[3:17]  ⁶ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term אַשְׁדֹּת (’ashdot) is unclear. It is usually translated either “slopes” (ASV, NAB, NIV) or “watershed” (NEB).

[3:17]  ⁷ sn Pisgah. This appears to refer to a small range of mountains, the most prominent peak of which is Mount Nebo (Num 21:20; 23:14; Deut 3:27; cf. 34:1).

[3:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “the waters descending from above stood still.”

[3:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “they stood in one pile very far away.”

[3:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the [waters] descending toward the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) were completely cut off.”

[3:16]  sn The Salt Sea is an ancient name for the Dead Sea.

[3:16]  ¹¹ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.