Numbers 34:2–12

“Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan,^a the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance^b is to have these boundaries:^c

“ ‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin^d along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea,^e cross south of Scorpion Pass,^f continue on to Zin and go south of Kadesh Barnea.^g Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon,^h where it will turn, join the Wadi of Egyptⁱ and end at the Mediterranean Sea.

“ ‘Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.^j This will be your boundary on the west.^k

“ ‘For your northern boundary,^l run a line from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor^m and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath.ⁿ Then the boundary will go to Zedad, continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary on the north.

“ ‘For your eastern boundary,^o run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. The boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah^p on the east side of Ain^q and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee.^r Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea.

“ ‘This will be your land, with its boundaries on every side.’ ”