Holy Scripture

Ezekiel 47:16

A church father on this verse
“(Versed. 15 seqq.) This is the end of the land on the northern side, from the great sea, for those coming from Ethalon, Sadada, Emath, Berotha, Sabarim, which is between the middle of Damascus and the border of Emath: the courtyard of Thicon (Vulg. house of Atthicon), which is near the borders of Auran (or Auranitis).…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Ezekiel

Source: Septuagint

Original

16Berothah, Sibraim, between the coasts of Damascus and the coasts of Hamath, the habitation of Saunan, which places are above the coasts of Hauran.

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14And ye shall inherit it, each according to his brother’s portion, even the land concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you by lot.

15And these are the borders of the land that lies northward, from the great sea that comes down, and divides the entrance of Emaseldam;

— Ezekiel 47:16 —

17These are the borders from the sea, from the habitations of Enan, the coasts of Damascus, and the northern coasts.

18And the eastern coasts between Hauran, and Damascus, and the land of Gilead, and the land of Israel, the Jordan divides to the sea that is east of the city of palm trees. These are the eastern coasts.

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