The south border begins with “Tamar,” probably a village near the southern end of the Dead Sea. The word means “palm-tree;” and is given to more th…

From Tamar as far as the waters of strife.— The southern border, as given in Numbers 34:3-5, is identical with that described here…

And the south side southward from Tamar Not Jericho, as the Targum, Jarchi, and Kimchi, called by this name from the palm…

These waters signify the gospel of Christ, which went out from Jerusalem and spread into the surrounding countries; also the gifts and powers of th…