Numbers 34

Numbers 34:3

SAlt sea] The sulphurous, and bituminous lake of Sodom, see Genesis 14:3. Contrary to the other lakes of Palestine, which are of fresh water: Eastward] at the end of this sea of Sodome, the Eastern, and Southerne bounds 〈…〉ll me.

Numbers 34:4

Hazar Addar] Joshua 15:3. there are two distinct Cities Hzn, and Addar, it may be they wer two neighbouring Cities, or but one City divided into two pats, whreby the names come to be joyned.

Numbers 34:5

The River] The Italian, The torent] a little river which prted Palestine and Egypt, & went out into the s, t a City called Rivcotura, and is called Sihor, Joshua 13:3. which in the Hebrew is the same name as Nilus, wherefore some beleeve that it was a branch of it, but the distance of the place will not suffer it, At the sea]namely the Mediterranean sea, called here below, the great sea, to make a distinction betweene it and the lakes of Palestina, which are also called Sas.

Numbers 34:6

For a border] The Italian, The great sea and his borders] the meaning of these words may be, that the sea did bound the land of Canaan on the Westerne side, from one end to the other, to the bounds of the Country Northward and Southward: Or that within this bound were contained the circumstances of the sea it selfe, as certain Islands, and some way within the sea, according to the custome of the Countries bordering upon the sea, and other waters; having therein right of fishing, custome, passage,&c. See Jos. 23 23, 27. and 15. 12.

Numbers 34:7

Hor] This is another Hor, and not that which is spoken of Num 20:22. where Aaron died, for that was n the East side of Canaan, and this on the North side, and it seemeth to be the same as is called Hermō, Deuter. 3. 9. Joshua 13:5. and was a long ridge of hils, wherof one part peradventure was called Hor, the other parts Senir, Syrion, Sion, Misai, Deu. 3. 9. and 4. 48 Ps. 42. 6. and therfore: he generall name is also sometimes expressed in the plurall number Hermonim, that is to say the Hermonian hils.

Numbers 34:11

On the East side of Ain] The Italian hath it, Over against the fountain] the Ancients have here understood the great and delicious fountain Daphnis, which was neere unto Antioch, and is here calc Ribla, which went out into Jordan: Some take this fountaine to be the spring of Jordan, which cannot so well be;Chinnereth] this is the lake called in the new Testament, the sea or lake of Genezareth, or Tiberias.