Joshua 16:3

And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer; and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

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Interpretation

This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of inheritance and rest in Joshua.

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This thought runs through Joshua 16:1-4.

Gezer Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Gezer.
Great Sea Place: (Heb. yam), signifies (1) “the gathering together of the waters,” the ocean ( Gen. 1:10 ); (2) a river, as the Nile ( Isa. 19:5 ), the Euphrates ( Isa. 21:1 ; Jer. 51:36 ); (3) the Red Sea. Modern identification: Mediterranean Sea.
Lower Beth-horon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Beit Ur al Tahta.