Yosua 3:16

3:16 the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. ¹  It piled up far upstream ²  at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). ³  The people crossed the river opposite Jericho. ⁴ 

Yosua 12:3

12:3 His kingdom included ⁵  the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Kinnereth ⁶  to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), ⁷  including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

Yosua 15:2

15:2 Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea, ⁸ 

Yosua 15:5

15:5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth ⁹  of the Jordan River. ¹⁰ 

The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan, ¹¹ 

Yosua 18:19

18:19 It then crossed to the slope of Beth Hoglah to the north and ended at the northern tip of the Salt Sea ¹²  at the mouth of the Jordan River. ¹³  This was the southern border.

[3:16]  ¹ tn Heb “the waters descending from above stood still.”

[3:16]  ² tn Heb “they stood in one pile very far away.”

[3:16]  ³ 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]  ⁴ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[12:3]  ⁵ tn The words “his kingdom included” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:3]  ⁶ sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in 11:2.

[12:3]  ⁷ sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.

[15:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the tongue that faces to the south.”

[15:2]  sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea (also in v. 5).

[15:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “end.”

[15:5]  ¹⁰ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

[15:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the border on the northern side was from the tongue of the sea, from the end of the Jordan.”

[18:19]  ¹² sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.

[18:19]  ¹³ tn Heb “to the tongue of the Salt Sea to the north, to the end of the Jordan to the south.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity (also in the following verse).