Genesis 14:3

14:3 These last five kings ¹  joined forces ²  in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). ³ 

Joshua 3:16

3:16 the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. ⁴  It piled up far upstream ⁵  at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). ⁶  The people crossed the river opposite Jericho. ⁷ 

Joshua 15:2

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

Ezekiel 47:8

47:8 He said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and flow down into the Arabah; when they enter the Dead Sea, ⁹  where the sea is stagnant, ¹⁰  the waters become fresh. ¹¹ 

Ezekiel 47:18

47:18 On the east side, between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, will be the Jordan. You will measure from the border to the eastern sea. This is the east side.

¹ tn Heb “all these,” referring only to the last five kings named. The referent has been specified as “these last five kings” in the translation for clarity.

² tn The Hebrew verb used here means “to join together; to unite; to be allied.” It stresses close associations, especially of friendships, marriages, or treaties.

³ sn The Salt Sea is the older name for the Dead Sea.

⁴ tn Heb “the waters descending from above stood still.”

⁵ tn Heb “they stood in one pile very far away.”

⁶ tn Heb “the [waters] descending toward the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) were completely cut off.”

⁷ map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

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

⁹ tn Heb “the sea,” referring to the Dead Sea. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn Heb “to the sea, those which are brought out.” The reading makes no sense. The text is best emended to read “filthy” (i.e., stagnant). See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:273.

¹¹ tn Heb “the waters become healed.”