The land of the people of Canaan was from Sidon in the north to Gerar in the south, from Gaza in the west to Sodom and Gomorrah in the east, from Admah and Zeboiim to Lasha.
Genesis 14:3 - Easy To Read Version All these kings joined their armies in the Valley of Siddim. (The Valley of Siddim is now the Salt Sea.) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The latter kings joined together [as allies] in the Valley of Siddim, which is [now] the [Dead] Sea of Salt. American Standard Version (1901) All these joined together in the vale of Siddim (the same is the Salt Sea). Common English Bible These latter kings formed an alliance in the Siddim Valley (that is, the Dead Sea). Catholic Public Domain Version All these came together in the wooded valley, which is now the Sea of Salt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All these came together into the woodland vale, which now is the salt sea. |
The land of the people of Canaan was from Sidon in the north to Gerar in the south, from Gaza in the west to Sodom and Gomorrah in the east, from Admah and Zeboiim to Lasha.
There were very many holes filled with tar [82] in the Valley of Siddim. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah {and their armies} ran away. Many of the soldiers fell into those holes. But the others ran away to the mountains.
These kings had served Kedorlaomer for twelve years. But in the 13th year they all rebelled against him.
At that time, the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (Zoar) joined together and went to fight against their enemies. {They went to fight} in the Valley of Siddim. [81]
At the same time, the Lord began to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. The Lord caused fire and burning sulfur to fall out of the sky from the Lord.
God changed the fertile land\par and it became worthless salty land.\par Why? Because of the bad people\par who were living in that place.\par
Then the border will continue along the Jordan River. It will end at the Dead Sea. Those are the borders around your country.”
The Jordan River near the desert is their western border. Lake Galilee [16] is north of this area and the Dead Sea [17] (the Salt Sea) is to the south. It is at the bottom of the cliffs of Pisgah. They are to the east.
And immediately, the water stopped flowing. {The water filled behind that place like a dam.} The water piled high a long way up the river—all the way to Adam (a town near Zarethan). The people crossed the river near Jericho.