And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
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Interpretation
Canaan was of small extent; as it is here bounded, it is but about 160 miles in length, and about 50 in breadth; yet this was the country promised to the father of the faithful, and the possession of the seed of Israel. This was that little spot of ground, in which alone, for many ages, God was known.
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This thought runs through Numbers 34:9-13.
Glossary
- Shepham Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Hermel.
- Ain Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Ayun.
- Riblah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Arbin.
- Sea of Galilee Place
- A city, the modern Tubarich, on the western shore of the Sea of Tiberias. It is said to have been founded by Herod Antipas. Modern identification: Sea of Galilee.