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From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. And the border shall go down and reach to the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east <i>side</i> of Ain; and the border shall go down and reach to the slope on the east side of the Sea of Chinnereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down and reach to the slope on the east side of the Sea of Chinnereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down and reach to the slope on the east side of the Sea of Chinnereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down and reach to the slope on the east side of the Sea of Chinnereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />the [eastern] boundary shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and shall descend and reach to the slope on the east of the Sea of Chinnereth [the Sea of Galilee];<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The border will go down from Shepham to Riblah east of Ain. It will continue down and reach the eastern slope of the Sea of Chinnereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The border will go down from Shepham to Riblah east of Ain. It will continue down and reach the eastern slope of the Sea of Chinnereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and on down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there, it will go south to the eastern hills of Lake Galilee, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From Shepham the border goes down to Riblah, east of Ain, and continues along the eastern slope of the Sea of Galilee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It will then go south to Harbel, east of Ain, and on to the hills on the eastern shore of Lake Galilee, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The border is then to extend from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, then to the Sea of Chinnereth on the east. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Kinnereth eastward;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the limit shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the border has gone down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east of Ain, and the border has gone down, and has struck against the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth eastward;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the border hath gone down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east of Ain, and the border hath gone down, and hath smitten against the shoulder of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the boundary went down from Shepham to Riblah, from the east to Ain; and the boundary went down and it struck upon the shoulder of the son of Chinnereth eastward.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And from Sephama the bounds shall go down to Rebla over against the fountain of Daphnis: from thence they shall come eastward to the sea of Cenereth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And from Shepham, the boundaries shall descend into Riblah, opposite the fountain of Daphnis. From there, the boundaries shall pass through, opposite the east, to the Sea of Chinnereth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />From Shepham the boundary will go down to Riblah, east of Ain, and descending further, the boundary will strike the ridge on the east side of the Sea of Chinnereth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and the boundary shall continue down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; and the boundary shall go down, and reach the eastern slope of the sea of Chinnereth;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the boundary shall go down from Shepham to Diblath, on the east side of Ain; and the boundary shall descend and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the border from Shapham to Deblath from the east to Ayn will be going down and the border will be going down and will be touching the side of the Sea of Kenarath from the East:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall strike upon the slope of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the border shall go down from Sepphamar to Bela eastward to the fountains, and the border shall go down from Bela behind the sea Chenereth eastward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/34-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10590" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">The Boundaries of Canaan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>And your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham, <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: hag·gə·ḇul (Art:: N-ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">then</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·yā·raḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">go down</a> <a href="/hebrew/8221.htm" title="8221: miš·šə·p̄ām (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A place on the E. border of Isr. Probably from shaphah; bare spot; Shepham, a place in or near Palestine.">from Shepham</a> <a href="/hebrew/7247.htm" title="7247: hā·riḇ·lāh (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be fruitful; fertile; Riblah, a place in Syria.">to Riblah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: miq·qe·ḏem (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially.">on the east side</a> <a href="/hebrew/5871.htm" title="5871: lā·‘ā·yin (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Ain -- a spring (of water). The same as ayin; fountain; Ajin, the name of two places in Palestine.">of Ain</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: hag·gə·ḇūl (Art:: N-ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·yā·raḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">and continue along</a> <a href="/hebrew/4229.htm" title="4229: ū·mā·ḥāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3802.htm" title="3802: ke·ṯep̄ (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder; figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything.">the slopes</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: qê·ḏə·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially.">east</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām- (N-msc) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the Sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/3672.htm" title="3672: kin·ne·reṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Galilee, also a lake near the city. ">of Chinnereth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-27.htm">Joshua 13:27</a></span><br />and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">Joshua 16:1-3</a></span><br />The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. / It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth. / Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12-14</a></span><br />On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven. / From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon. / On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15-18</a></span><br />This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, / Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. / So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Deuteronomy 3:17</a></span><br />The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/19-33.htm">Joshua 19:33-34</a></span><br />Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan. / Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-12.htm">1 Kings 4:12</a></span><br />Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">1 Chronicles 5:16</a></span><br />They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a></span><br />Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Ezekiel 48:1</a></span><br />“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-15.htm">Matthew 4:15</a></span><br />“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-14.htm">Luke 4:14-15</a></span><br />Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region. / He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-3.htm">John 4:3-4</a></span><br />He left Judea and returned to Galilee. / Now He had to pass through Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:</p><p class="hdg">Riblah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">2 Kings 23:33</a></b></br> And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">2 Kings 25:6</a></b></br> So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Jeremiah 39:5,6</a></b></br> But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him… </p><p class="hdg">side.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Deuteronomy 3:17</a></b></br> The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast <i>thereof</i>, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, <i>even</i> the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2</a></b></br> And to the kings that <i>were</i> on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,</p><p class="hdg">Chinneroth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/14-34.htm">Matthew 14:34</a></b></br> And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/5-1.htm">Luke 5:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,</p><p class="hdg">Gennesaret</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-1.htm">John 6:1</a></b></br> After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is <i>the sea</i> of Tiberias.</p><p class="hdg">Sea of Tiberias </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ain</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">A'in</a> <a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Chinnereth</a> <a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Chin'nereth</a> <a href="/numbers/34-6.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/numbers/34-9.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">East</a> <a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Kinnereth</a> <a href="/numbers/34-6.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-14.htm">Riblah</a> <a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">Shepham</a> <a href="/numbers/18-18.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Slope</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Slopes</a> <a href="/numbers/33-4.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/numbers/25-17.htm">Strike</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/15-32.htm">Ain</a> <a href="/joshua/15-32.htm">A'in</a> <a href="/numbers/35-26.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/34-12.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Chinnereth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Chin'nereth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-20.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/numbers/34-15.htm">East</a> <a href="/numbers/34-15.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Kinnereth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-18.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">Riblah</a> <a href="/numbers/34-12.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">Shepham</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/numbers/34-12.htm">Side</a> <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Slope</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Slopes</a> <a href="/numbers/35-16.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Strike</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/34-1.htm">The borders of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/34-16.htm">The names of the men who shall divide the land</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Shepham is not well-documented archaeologically, but Riblah is known to be a significant site in biblical history. Riblah, located in present-day Syria, was a strategic military and administrative center. It was here that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon set up his headquarters during the siege of Jerusalem (<a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">2 Kings 25:6, 21</a>). This phrase indicates a movement from a less defined area to a well-known location, emphasizing the precision of God's instructions for the land's boundaries.<p><b>on the east side of Ain</b><br>Ain, meaning "spring" or "fountain" in Hebrew, suggests a location with a water source, which was crucial for settlement and survival in ancient times. The mention of the east side indicates a specific geographical orientation, which was important for delineating tribal territories. Springs were often central to community life, providing water for drinking, agriculture, and livestock. This detail underscores the practical considerations in God's provision for His people.<p><b>and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth</b><br>The Sea of Chinnereth, also known as the Sea of Galilee, is a significant body of water in biblical history. It is the site of many of Jesus' miracles and teachings in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">Matthew 4:18-22</a>, <a href="/mark/4-35.htm">Mark 4:35-41</a>). The reference to the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth highlights the topographical features of the land, which would have been familiar to the Israelites. This area is fertile and strategically important, serving as a natural boundary. The Sea of Chinnereth's role in the New Testament as a setting for Jesus' ministry connects the Old Testament promise of land to the New Testament fulfillment in Christ, who brings spiritual rest and inheritance to His followers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/shepham.htm">Shepham</a></b><br>A location mentioned as a point on the boundary of the land allotted to the Israelites. Its exact location is uncertain, but it is part of the northern boundary.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/riblah.htm">Riblah</a></b><br>A significant location in biblical history, often associated with judgment and military campaigns. It is situated in the land of Hamath, north of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ain.htm">Ain</a></b><br>A place on the eastern boundary of the Promised Land. The name means "spring" or "fountain" in Hebrew, indicating a water source.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sea_of_chinnereth.htm">Sea of Chinnereth</a></b><br>Also known as the Sea of Galilee, it is a freshwater lake in Israel, significant in both Old and New Testament accounts.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God to whom the land is being apportioned. This passage is part of the instructions given to Moses regarding the division of the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness in Promises</a></b><br>The detailed boundaries in <a href="/bsb/numbers/34.htm">Numbers 34</a> demonstrate God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Abraham and his descendants. Believers can trust in God's promises for their lives today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_boundaries.htm">The Importance of Boundaries</a></b><br>Boundaries are essential for order and identity. Just as God set physical boundaries for Israel, He sets spiritual and moral boundaries for His people today to live within His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites were required to follow God's instructions precisely. This teaches the importance of obedience in the life of a believer, as it leads to blessings and fulfillment of God's plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_the_land.htm">God's Sovereignty Over the Land</a></b><br>The allocation of land shows God's sovereignty over creation. Believers are reminded that God is in control of all aspects of life, including the places He positions us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_nehemiah_11_3-4_families.htm">Nehemiah 11:3-4 - Is there any concrete evidence to confirm the listed families and their numbers who supposedly settled in the city?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_numbers_11_33-34.htm">The sudden plague in Numbers 11:33-34 seems to contradict the merciful nature of God in other passages; how do we reconcile this apparent inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_numbers_11_17-25_rarely_cited_later.htm">Numbers 11:17-25 discusses God's Spirit resting on the seventy elders; why is there limited mention of this event in subsequent biblical texts if it was so pivotal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_main_theme_of_numbers.htm">What is the main theme of the Book of Numbers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) R<span class= "bld">iblah, on the east side of Ain.--</span>Ain (Heb., a <span class= "ital">fountain</span>) is supposed to be the great fountain of Neba Anjar at the foot of Antilibanus, in which case Riblah must be distinguished from the Riblah in the land of Hamath, which is mentioned in <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm" title="And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.">2Kings 23:33</a> and in <a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm" title="Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.">Jeremiah 39:9</a>. From this point the boundary went further southward by the side (Heb., <span class= "ital">shoulder</span>) of the lake of Chinnereth, or Sea of Galilee, from whence the eastern boundary was the Jordan down to the Dead Sea. This was to be the land of the Israelites, according to its borders on every side.<p><span class= "bld">The sea of Chinnereth.--</span>Chinnereth, or <span class= "ital">Cinnereth, </span>appears to have been the name of a district, and also of a town. The name is supposed to be derived from <span class= "ital">kinnor, </span>a "harp." In later times the city was called <span class= "ital">Genusar, </span>whence the name <span class= "ital">Gennesareth, </span>as we find it in the Gospels.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shepham is unknown.</span> Riblah cannot possibly be the Riblah in the land of Hamath (<a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Jeremiah 39:5</a>), now apparently Ribleh on the Orontes. This one example will serve to show how delusive are these identifications with modern places. Even if Ribleh represents <span class="accented">an</span> ancient Riblah, it is not <span class="accented">the</span> Riblah which is mentioned here. <span class="cmt_word">On the east side of Ain,</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, of the fountain. The Targums here imply that this Ain was the source of Jordan below Mount Hermon, and that would agree extremely well with what follows. The Septuagint has <span class="greek">ἐπὶ πηγάς</span>, and there is in fact more than one fountain from which this head-water of Jordan takes its rise. Immediately before the Septuagint has <span class="greek">Βηλά</span> where we read Riblah. It has been supposed that the word was originally <span class="greek">Ἀρβηλά</span>, a transliteration of "Har-bel," the mountain of Bel or Baal, identical with the Harbaal-Hermon (our Mount Hermon) of <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a>. The Hebrew <span class="hebrew">הָרִבְלָה</span> being differently pointed, and the final <span class="hebrew">ה</span> taken as the suffix of direction, we get <span class="hebrew">הָר־בֵל</span>; but this is extremely precarious. <span class="cmt_word">Shall</span> <span class="cmt_word">reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.</span> Literally, "shall strike (<span class="hebrew">מָחָה</span>) the shoulder of the sea," etc. The line does not seem to have descended the stream from its source, but to have kept to the east, and so to have struck the lake of Galilee at its north-eastern corner. From this point it simply followed the water-way down to the Salt Sea. The lands beyond Jordan were not reckoned as within the sacred limits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/34-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[then]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּבֻ֧ל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·ḇul)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go down</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָרַ֨ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·raḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Shepham</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְּׁפָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šə·p̄ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8221.htm">Strong's 8221: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shepham -- a place on the eastern border of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Riblah</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִבְלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·riḇ·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7247.htm">Strong's 7247: </a> </span><span class="str2">Riblah -- a city in Hamath, also one on southeast border of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the east side</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקֶּ֣דֶם</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qe·ḏem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6924.htm">Strong's 6924: </a> </span><span class="str2">The front, of place, time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ain</span><br /><span class="heb">לָעָ֑יִן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·‘ā·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5871.htm">Strong's 5871: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ain -- a spring (of water)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and continue along</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָרַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·raḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the slopes</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּ֥תֶף</span> <span class="translit">(ke·ṯep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3802.htm">Strong's 3802: </a> </span><span class="str2">The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">east</span><br /><span class="heb">קֵֽדְמָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(qê·ḏə·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6924.htm">Strong's 6924: </a> </span><span class="str2">The front, of place, time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Sea</span><br /><span class="heb">יָם־</span> <span class="translit">(yām-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Chinnereth.</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּנֶּ֖רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(kin·ne·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3672.htm">Strong's 3672: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chinnereth -- a city in Galilee, also a lake near the city</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">OT Law: Numbers 34:11 And the border shall go down (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/34-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 34:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/34-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 34:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>