Study it in the app“And the east side, from between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the border to the eastern sea you shall measure. And this is the east side.”
And the eastקָדִיםside,וּפְאַתfrom betweenמִבֵּיןHauranחַוְרָןand Damascus,וּמִבֵּין דַּמֶּשֶׂקand betweenוּמִבֵּיןGileadהַגִּלְעָדand the landוּמִבֵּין אֶרֶץof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלshall be the Jordan;הַיַּרְדֵּןfrom the borderמִגְּבוּלto the easternהַקַּדְמוֹנִיseaעַל הַיָּםyou shall measure.תָּמֹדּוּAnd this isוְאֵתthe eastקָדִימָהside.פְּאַת
east
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadim” appearsside
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appearsHauran
Hauran: a region east of the Jordan.
Where else “chavran” appearsDamascus
See it on the mapWhere else “damesek” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsJordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appearsborder
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appearseastern
What is on the east side, where the sun rises.
Where else “kadmoni” appearssea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appearsmeasure
To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.
Where else “tamodu” appears1Damascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
2Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
3Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
17And the border shall be from the sea to Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.
18 · This verse (above)
19And the south side toward the south: from Tamar to the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, to the Wadi, to the great sea. And this is the south side toward the south.
