Dead Sea
Dead Sea appears in 21 verses of the Bible, from Genesis to Zechariah.
- Sea or lake · Bible atlas
- 40 km southeast of Jerusalem
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Key passages
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This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea).
Genesis 14:3 · Read the chapter -
The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.
Numbers 34:3 · Read the chapter -
They also received the Jordan Valley, all the way from the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea, with the Jordan River serving as the western boundary. To the east were the slopes of Pisgah.
Deuteronomy 3:17 · Read the chapter -
the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.
Joshua 3:16 · Read the chapter -
Jeroboam II recovered the territories of Israel between Lebo-hamath and the Dead Sea, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had promised through Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.
2 Kings 14:25 · Read the chapter -
Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army from Edom is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea. They are already at Hazazon-tamar.” (This was another name for En-gedi.)
2 Chronicles 20:2 · Read the chapter
Every verse (21)
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