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The borders of the land

34 The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the Israelites this: These are the borders of Canaan, the land that will be yours to live in.

The south edge will start at the Zin desert and it will go along the border of Edom land. It will continue to the east, and it will reach the south end of the Salt Sea.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 34:3 The Salt Sea is called the Dead Sea today.

Instruction for Apportioning Canaan

34 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the Israelites, ‘When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall be yours as an inheritance, the land of Canaan according to its boundaries, your southern region shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern boundary from the end of the Salt (Dead) Sea eastward.

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