great sea

Bible Place · Modern name: Great Sea · Water

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About great sea

(Joel 2:20; Ezek. 47:18), the Dead Sea, which lay on the east side of the Holy Land. The Mediterranean, which lay on the west, was hence called the “great sea for the west border” (Num. 34:6).

Description from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Where great sea appears in Scripture

Numbers 34:6
Numbers 34:7
Joshua 1:4
Joshua 9:1
Joshua 15:12
Joshua 15:47
Joshua 23:4
Ezekiel 47:10
Ezekiel 47:15
Ezekiel 47:19
Ezekiel 47:20
Ezekiel 48:28

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