Joshua 15:47

15:47 Ashdod with its surrounding towns and settlements, and Gaza with its surrounding towns and settlements, as far as the Stream of Egypt ¹  and the border at the Mediterranean Sea. ² 

Numbers 34:6-7

The Western Border of the Land

34:6 “‘And for a western border ³  you will have the Great Sea. ⁴  This will be your western border.

The Northern Border of the Land

34:7 “‘And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor;

Deuteronomy 11:24

11:24 Every place you set your foot ⁵  will be yours; your border will extend from the desert to Lebanon and from the River (that is, the Euphrates) as far as the Mediterranean Sea. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 47:20

47:20 On the west side the Great Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.

¹ tn See the note on this place name in 15:4.

² tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.

³ tn The word for west is simply “sea,” because the sea is west of Israel.

⁴ sn That is, the Mediterranean Sea (also in the following verse).

⁵ tn Heb “the sole of your foot walks.” The placing of the foot symbolizes conquest and dominion, especially on land or on the necks of enemies (cf. Deut 1:36; Ps 7:13; Isa 63:3 Hab 3:19; Zech 9:13). See E. H. Merrill, NIDOTTE 1:992.

⁶ tn Heb “the after sea,” that is, the sea behind one when one is facing east, which is the normal OT orientation. Cf. ASV “the hinder sea.”