THEOSISJerome of Stridon
The boundary will extend from Asemon to the river of Egypt and will conclude at the edge of the vast sea. It will reach the river of Egypt, which flows into the sea at the city of Rinokorur.
Numbers 34:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And the limits shall fetch a compass from Asemona to the torrent of Egypt, and shall end in the shore of the great sea.
וְנָסַ֧ב הַגְּב֛וּל מֵעַצְמ֖וֹן נַ֣חְלָה מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהָי֥וּ תוֹצְאֹתָ֖יו הַיָּֽמָּה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Josh 15:4And from thence passing along into Asemona, and reaching the torrent of Egypt: and the bounds thereof shall be the great sea, this shall be the limit of the south coast.
- Gen 15:18That day God made a covenant with Abram, saying: To thy seed will I give this land, from the river to Egypt even to the great river Euphrates.
- Isa 27:12And it shall come to pass, that in that day the Lord will strike from the channel of the river even to the torrent of Egypt, and you shall be gathered together one by one, O ye children of Israel.
- Josh 15:47Azotus with its towns and villages. Gaza with its towns and villages, even to the torrent of Egypt, and the great sea that is the border thereof.
- Num 34:6And the west side shall begin from the great sea, and the same shall be the end thereof.
- Num 34:7But toward the north side the borders shall begin from the great sea, reaching to the most high mountain,