Sea, The

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Sea, The [T]

(Heb. yam), signifies (1) "the gathering together of the waters," the ocean ( Genesis 1:10 ); (2) a river, as the Nile ( Isaiah 19:5 ), the Euphrates ( Isaiah 21:1 ; Jeremiah 51:36 ); (3) the Red Sea ( Exodus 14:16 Exodus 14:27 ; 15:4 , etc.); (4) the Mediterranean ( Exodus 23:31 ; Numbers 34:6 Numbers 34:7 ; Joshua 15:47 ; Psalms 80:11 , etc.); (5) the "sea of Galilee," an inland fresh-water lake, and (6) the Dead Sea or "salt sea" ( Genesis 14:3 ; Numbers 34:3 Numbers 34:12 , etc.). The word "sea" is used symbolically in Isaiah 60:5 , where it probably means the nations around the Mediterranean. In Daniel 7:3 , Revelation 13:1 it may mean the tumultuous changes among the nations of the earth.

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[T] indicates this entry was also found in Torrey's Topical Textbook
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Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Sea, The". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Sea, The

SEA, THE

See MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEA, THE GREAT.

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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SEA, THE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.