Joshua 3:16

3:16 the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. ¹  It piled up far upstream ²  at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). ³  The people crossed the river opposite Jericho. ⁴ 

Joshua 15:2

15:2 Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea, ⁵ 

Joshua 15:5

15:5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth ⁶  of the Jordan River. ⁷ 

The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan, ⁸ 

Genesis 14:3

14:3 These last five kings ⁹  joined forces ¹⁰  in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). ¹¹ 

Genesis 19:25

19:25 So he overthrew those cities and all that region, ¹²  including all the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation that grew ¹³  from the ground.

Deuteronomy 3:17

3:17 The Arabah and the Jordan River ¹⁴  were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth ¹⁵  to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), ¹⁶  beneath the watershed ¹⁷  of Pisgah ¹⁸  to the east.

¹ tn Heb “the waters descending from above stood still.”

² tn Heb “they stood in one pile very far away.”

³ tn Heb “the [waters] descending toward the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) were completely cut off.”

⁴ map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁵ tn Heb “Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the tongue that faces to the south.”

⁶ tn Heb “end.”

⁷ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “the border on the northern side was from the tongue of the sea, from the end of the Jordan.”

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ sn The Salt Sea is the older name for the Dead Sea.

¹² tn Or “and all the plain”; Heb “and all the circle,” referring to the “circle” or oval area of the Jordan Valley.

¹³ tn Heb “and the vegetation of the ground.”

¹⁴ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in vv. 20, 25).

¹⁵ tn Heb “from Chinnereth.” The words “the sea of” have been supplied in the translation as a clarification.

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

¹⁷ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term אַשְׁדֹּת (’ashdot) is unclear. It is usually translated either “slopes” (ASV, NAB, NIV) or “watershed” (NEB).

¹⁸ 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).