So on that day, the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt [88] and the great river Euphrates.
Joshua 15:4 - Easy To Read Version The border continued to Azmon, the brook of Egypt, and then to the Mediterranean Sea. All that land was on their southern border. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 from thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Passed along to Azmon, went out by the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the sea. This was their southern frontier. American Standard Version (1901) and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border. Common English Bible It passed on to Azmon and went by the border of Egypt. The border ended at the sea. This will be their south border. Catholic Public Domain Version And from there, it passes on to Azmon, and reaches to the torrent of Egypt. And its boundary shall be the great sea; this shall be the limit of the southern region. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And 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. |
So on that day, the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt [88] and the great river Euphrates.
So there at the temple, King Solomon and all the people of Israel celebrated the holiday. [118] All Israel was there, from as far away as Hamath Pass in the north, to the border of Egypt in the south. Many, many people were there. They ate, drank, and enjoyed themselves together with the Lord for seven days. Then they stayed for another seven days. They celebrated for a total of 14 days! [119]
“You are my special people. So don’t eat the meat from something that was killed by wild animals. Let the dogs eat that dead animal.
At that time, the Lord will begin separating his people from others. He will begin at the Euphrates River. {\cf2\super [253]} The Lord will gather all his people from the Euphrates River to the River of Egypt. {\cf2\super [254]}
From Azmon, the border will go to the River of Egypt, [380] and it will end at the Mediterranean Sea.
You have not yet taken the area from the Shihor River [53] at Egypt to the border of Ekron and the land further north. That land still belongs to the Canaanite people. You must still defeat the five Philistine leaders at Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. You must also defeat the Avvite people
The border went south to Scorpion Pass and continued on to Zin. Then the border continued south to Kadesh Barnea. The border continued past Hezron to Addar. From Addar the border turned and continued to Karka.
All the area around Ashdod and the small towns there were part of the land of Judah. The people of Judah also got the area around Gaza and fields and the towns that were near it. Their land continued to the River of Egypt. And their land continued along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.