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Great Sea in the Bible.

Great Sea is a sea or lake in the Bible, about 101 km (63 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Exodus 23:31.

About Great Sea.

(Joel 2:20; Ezek. 47:18), the Dead Sea, which lay on the east side of the Holy Land. The Mediterranean, which lay on the west, was hence called the “great sea for the west border” (Num. 34:6).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

The verse that names Great Sea.

Exodus 1

  • Exodus 23:31And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

Questions about Great Sea.

Where is Great Sea in the Bible?

Great Sea is a sea or lake about 101 km (63 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Great Sea named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Great Sea in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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