Bible Strands
Joshua 15:5
The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the territorial allotment of Judah, delineating its eastern and northern boundaries following the conquest.
The words — קֵדְמָה (qəḏəmâ) = eastward and יַם־הַמֶּלַח (yam-hammêlaḥ) = Sea of Salt.
The thread — The Jordan-to-Salt Sea boundary reappears in Numbers 34:12 as the finalized eastern limit of the inheritance. Numbers 34:10 further anchors the eastern border by tracing it from Hazar-enan to Shepham.
Why it lands — It establishes a fixed geographical limit, requiring readers to acknowledge the precise allocation of land rather than vague or shifting claims.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Numbers 34:12 Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”
- Numbers 34:10 And your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham,
- Joshua 18:15 On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.