Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 4:49
including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel on the plains of Moab, concluding the geographical boundary description of the eastern territories granted to the tribes.
The words — The Hebrew phrase עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרָחָה (ever ha-yarden mizraḥah) literally means "the other side of the Jordan east-wards," while יָם הָעֲרָבָה (yam ha-'arabah) translates to "the sea of the Arabah."
The thread — This boundary description recurs in Deuteronomy 3:17, which traces the Jordan River through the Arabah to the Salt Sea, and in Joshua 13:20, which lists the slopes of Pisgah among the conquered lands.
Why it lands — The text establishes a precise territorial limit that requires Israel to recognize their inheritance stops at the eastern bank of the Jordan and the slopes of Pisgah.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 3:17 The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
- Deuteronomy 34:1 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,
- Joshua 13:20 Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—