Numbers 34:11

11 From Shepham the border will go east of Ain to Riblah and along the hills east of Lake Galilee.

Numbers 34:11 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 34:11

And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah
Said to be in the land of Hemath, ( Jeremiah 52:9 ) , which, according to Jerom ^F24, was Antioch of Syria; and both the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem understand by it Daphne, which was in the suburbs of Antioch; but this seems to be carrying the limits of the land too far: Jarchi remarks, that when the border goes from the north towards the south, it is said to go down:

on the east side of Ain;
a city in the tribe of Judah; according to Jerom ^F25 now a village that goes by the name of Bethennim, two miles from the turpentine tree, that is, from the tent of Abraham or oak of Mamre, and four from Hebron:

and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea
of Chinnereth eastward;
the same with the sea of Tiberius, and the sea of Gennesaret, frequently made mention of in the New Testament, and in ( Ezekiel 47:18 ) , called the east sea.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Comment. ut supra. (cf. ver. 15.)
F25 De loc. Heb. fol. 88. F.

Numbers 34:11 In-Context

9 Then the border will go to Ziphron, and it will end at Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.

10 "'Your eastern border will begin at Hazar Enan and go to Shepham.

11 From Shepham the border will go east of Ain to Riblah and along the hills east of Lake Galilee.

12 Then the border will go down along the Jordan River and end at the Dead Sea. "'These are the borders around your country.'"

13 So Moses gave this command to the Israelites: "This is the land you will receive. Throw lots to divide it among the nine and one-half tribes, because the Lord commanded that it should be theirs.