Numbers 34:5

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and the border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

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Maps for this passage

The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

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

Historical maps are public-domain atlas plates, digitized by Wikimedia Commons.

These sites trace the borders of the land allotted by God to Israel: from the Salt Sea and Edom in the south, along the Brook of Egypt and Great Sea, north toward Lebo-hamath and Hazar-enan, then back by the Jordan. Numbers 34:5 specifically marks the southwestern boundary’s turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt.

Places in this passage

Numbers 34:5 mentions Akrabbim, Azmon, Brook of Egypt, Canaan, Edom, Great Sea, Hazar-enan, Jericho, Jordan, Kadesh-barnea, Lebo-hamath, Salt Sea, Sea of Galilee, Shepham, Zedad, Zin and Zin.

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