Joshua 15:2

15:2 Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea, ¹ 

Genesis 14:3

14:3 These last five kings ²  joined forces ³  in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). ⁴ 

Numbers 34:3

34:3 your southern border ⁵  will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the Edomite border, and your southern border will run eastward to the extremity of the Salt Sea,

Deuteronomy 3:17

3:17 The Arabah and the Jordan River ⁶  were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth ⁷  to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), ⁸  beneath the watershed ⁹  of Pisgah ¹⁰  to the east.

¹ tn Heb “Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the tongue that faces to the south.”

² 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.

³ 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.

⁴ sn The Salt Sea is the older name for the Dead Sea.

⁵ tn The expression refers to the corner or extremity of the Negev, the South.

⁶ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in vv. 20, 25).

⁷ tn Heb “from Chinnereth.” The words “the sea of” have been supplied in the translation as a clarification.

⁸ sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea (cf. Gen 14:3; Josh 3:16).

⁹ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term אַשְׁדֹּת (’ashdot) is unclear. It is usually translated either “slopes” (ASV, NAB, NIV) or “watershed” (NEB).

¹⁰ 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).