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17 So the northern border will run between the Mediterranean Sea and Hazar-Enon, which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath.[a]

18 The eastern border will begin on the border between the two kingdoms of Hauran and Damascus. It will run south along the Jordan River, which separates the territories of Gilead and Israel, and it will end at the Dead Sea near the town of Tamar.[b]

19 The southern border will begin at Tamar, then run southwest to the springs near Meribath-Kadesh. It will continue along the Egyptian Gorge and will end at the Mediterranean Sea.

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Footnotes

  1. 47.17 which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 47.18 near the town of Tamar: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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