east sea Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
east sea in Easton's Bible Dictionary
(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).
east sea in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
EAST SEA . Eze 47:18
east sea in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Joel 2:20; Ezekiel 47:18. Literally, the front sea, i.e. the Dead Sea, which one looking E. would face; "the utmost (hinder) sea" is the Mediterranean, at such a one's back (Numbers 34:6).