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For the western border, you shall have the great sea and the border [of it]: this shall be your west border.
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The 'Great Sea' Border
Commentators clarify that Israel's western border was the Mediterranean Sea. It was called the 'great sea' to distinguish it from the much smaller inland bodies of water, such as the Sea of Galilee and the Salt Sea (Dead Sea). The text's reference to the sea 'and the border thereof' simply means the sea and its coastline would form the boundary.
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19th Century
Anglican
And as for the western border ... — Better, And as for the western border, you shall have the great sea and (its) bor…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And as for the western border Of the land of Canaan:
you shall even have the great sea for a bord…
Presbyterian
Canaan was of small extent; as it is bounded here, it is only about 160 miles in length and about 50 in breadth; yet this was the country promised …
