"And the west border {was} to the great sea, and the coast {thereof}. This {is} the coast of the children of Judah round …" — Joshua 15:12

Joshua 15:12 · KJV

“And the west border {was} to the great sea, and the coast {thereof}. This {is} the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.”

— Joshua 15:12

Verse 11

And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

Verse 13

And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, {even} the city of Arba the father of Anak, which {city is} Hebron. {the city...: or, Kirjatharba}

Joshua 15 — Context

And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which {is} Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

And the west border {was} to the great sea, and the coast {thereof}. This {is} the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Cross References

Ezekiel 47:20

The west side also {shall be} the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This {is} the west side.

Joshua 15:47

Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border {thereof}:

Numbers 34:6-7

And {as for} the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.

Deuteronomy 11:24

Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.