The Appointed Boundaries of Canaan
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Command the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into athe land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan to its boundaries.
3 aYour southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of bthe Salt Sea;
4 your border shall turn from the southern side of athe Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and be on the south of bKadesh Barnea; then it shall go on to cHazar Addar, and continue to Azmon;
5 the border shall turn from Azmon ato the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea.
6 ‘As for the awestern border, you shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your western border.
7 ‘And this shall be your northern border: From the Great Sea you shall mark out your border line to aMount Hor;
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Numbers 34:3
The salt sea - The Dead Sea, or lake Asphaltites. See the note on Genesis 19:25.
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