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Joshua 15:2 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Joshua 15:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 15 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: bay: Heb. tongue”
Joshua 15:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 15:2
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward. The precise demarcation of Judah's southern boundary begins at the Yam ha-Melach (יָם הַמֶּלַח, "Salt Sea"), the Dead Sea, Earth's lowest point at 1,410 feet below sea level. The phrase "the bay that looketh southward" (literally "the tongue turning southward," lashon, לָשׁוֹן) refers to the shallow southern basin's distinctive peninsula-like formation.This geographical specificity demonstrates God's meticulous faithfulness—covenant promises include precise boundaries, not vague territories. The Dea...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 15:2
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“and will split it into seven streams”
“These waters issue forth toward the eastern region”
“All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim”
“between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead”
“and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward;”
“and rose up in one heap”