Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 4:49 
Context4:49 including all the Arabah of the Transjordan in the east to the sea of the Arabah, 1 beneath the watershed 2 of Pisgah.)
Deuteronomy 3:17
Context3:17 The Arabah and the Jordan River 3 were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth 4 to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), 5 beneath the watershed 6 of Pisgah 7 to the east.
1 sn The sea of the Arabah refers to the Dead Sea, also known as the Salt Sea in OT times (cf. Deut 3:17).
2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term אַשְׁדֹּת (’ashdot) is unclear. It is usually translated either “slopes” (ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT) or “watershed” (NEB).
3 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in vv. 20, 25).
4 tn Heb “from Chinnereth.” The words “the sea of” have been supplied in the translation as a clarification.
sn Chinnereth. This is another name for the Sea of Galilee, so called because its shape is that of a harp (the Hebrew term for “harp” is כִּנּוֹר, kinnor).
5 sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea (cf. Gen 14:3; Josh 3:16).
6 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term אַשְׁדֹּת (’ashdot) is unclear. It is usually translated either “slopes” (ASV, NAB, NIV) or “watershed” (NEB).
7 sn Pisgah. This appears to refer to a small range of mountains, the most prominent peak of which is Mount Nebo (Num 21:20; 23:14; Deut 3:27; cf. 34:1).
