Joshua 15:47
Context15:47 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
Context34:6 “‘And for a western border 3 you will have the Great Sea. 4 This will be your western border.
34:7 “‘And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor;
Deuteronomy 11:24
Context11:24 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
Context47:20 On the west side the Great Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.
[15:47] 1 tn See the note on this place name in 15:4.
[15:47] 2 tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
[34:6] 3 tn The word for west is simply “sea,” because the sea is west of Israel.
[34:6] 4 sn That is, the Mediterranean Sea (also in the following verse).
[11:24] 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.
[11:24] 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.”