Dead Sea

Ancient Dead Sea or Salt Sea - Map of New Testament Israel

DEAD SEA, Not so called until the second century. In Old Testament "the Salt Sea," and "Sea of the Plain."...

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Dead Sea in Easton's Bible Dictionary

the name given by Greek writers of the second century to that inland sea called in Scripture the "salt sea" (Gen. 14:3; Num. 34:12), the "sea of the plain" (Deut. 3:17), the "east sea" (Ezek. 47:18; Joel 2:20), and simply "the sea" (Ezek. 47:8). The Arabs call it Bahr Lut, i.e., the Sea of Lot. It lies about 16 miles in a straight line to...

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Dead Sea in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

The name in the Old Testament is never this, but "the Salt Sea" , "sea of the plain." frontSALT SEA.)...

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Salt Sea Scripture - Genesis 14:3

All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea....

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Salt Sea Scripture - Joshua 18:19

And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this [was] the south coast....

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Salt Sea Scripture - Numbers 34:3

Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:...

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Salt Sea Scripture - Joshua 15:2

And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:...

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Dead Sea in Naves Topical Bible

(Lies southeast of Jerusalem) -Called SALT SEA Ge 14:3; Nu 34:12 -SEA OF THE PLAIN De 3:17; 4:49; Jos 3:16 -EAST SEA Joe 2:20 -FORMER SEA Zec 14:8 -Prophecy concerning Eze 47:7-10,18...

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Dead Sea in Smiths Bible Dictionary

This name nowhere occurs in the Bible, and appears not to have existed until the second century after Christ. [See SEA, THE SALT]...

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Dead Sea in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

I. PRESENT AREA II. FORMER ENLARGEMENT III. LEVEL OF THE DEAD SEA IN EARLY HISTORIC TIMES IV. CONSTITUTION OF THE WATER V. CLIMATE VI. ROADS VII. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 1. The Plain of the Jordan 2. Ain Jidi (En-gedi) 3. The Fortress of Masada 4. Jebel Usdum (Mount of Sodom) 5. Vale of Siddim 6. El-Lisan VIII. HISTORY LITERATURE The n...

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