Deuteronomy 3:17

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the Arabah also, and the Jordan and the border [of it], from Chinnereth even to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.

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Maps for this passage

The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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These places mark the territory east of the Jordan—from the Arnon Valley and Aroer in the south to Gilead, Bashan, and Mount Hermon in the north—taken from Sihon and Og. In this passage, the Arabah, Chinnereth, and Salt Sea define its western boundary, confirming Israel’s allotted inheritance before entering Canaan.

Places in this passage

Deuteronomy 3:17 mentions Ammon, Arabah, Argob, Aroer, Bashan, Chinnereth, Edrei, Gilead, Havvoth-jair, Jabbok, Jordan, Lebanon, Mount Hermon, Rabbah, Salecah, Salt Sea, Senir and Valley of the Arnon.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner

Photo of Arabah — Arabah · Anastasia Pozdnyakova