Genesis 19:24

19:24 Then the Lord rained down ¹  sulfur and fire ²  on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord. ³ 

Numbers 34:12

34:12 Then the border will continue down the Jordan River ⁴  and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.’”

Deuteronomy 3:17

3:17 The Arabah and the Jordan River ⁵  were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth ⁶  to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), ⁷  beneath the watershed ⁸  of Pisgah ⁹  to the east.

Joshua 3:16

3:16 the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. ¹⁰  It piled up far upstream ¹¹  at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). ¹²  The people crossed the river opposite Jericho. ¹³ 

Psalms 107:34

107:34 and a fruitful land into a barren place, ¹⁴ 

because of the sin of its inhabitants.

¹ tn The disjunctive clause signals the beginning of the next scene and highlights God’s action.

² tn Or “burning sulfur” (the traditional “fire and brimstone”).

³ tn Heb “from the Lord from the heavens.” The words “It was sent down” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in vv. 20, 25).

⁶ tn Heb “from Chinnereth.” The words “the sea of” have been supplied in the translation as a clarification.

⁷ sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea (cf. Gen 14:3; Josh 3:16).

⁸ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term אַשְׁדֹּת (’ashdot) is unclear. It is usually translated either “slopes” (ASV, NAB, NIV) or “watershed” (NEB).

⁹ sn Pisgah. This appears to refer to a small range of mountains, the most prominent peak of which is Mount Nebo (Num 21:20; 23:14; Deut 3:27; cf. 34:1).

¹⁰ tn Heb “the waters descending from above stood still.”

¹¹ tn Heb “they stood in one pile very far away.”

¹² tn Heb “the [waters] descending toward the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) were completely cut off.”

¹³ map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

¹⁴ tn Heb “a salty land.”