Discovery BoxJoshua 11:2 
Context11:2 and the northern kings who ruled in 1 the hill country, the Arabah south of Kinnereth, 2 the lowlands, and the heights of Dor to the west.
Joshua 15:5
Context15:5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth 3 of the Jordan River. 4
The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan, 5
Joshua 18:12
Context18:12 Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho 6 on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the desert of Beth Aven.
Joshua 18:19
Context18:19 It then crossed to the slope of Beth Hoglah to the north and ended at the northern tip of the Salt Sea 7 at the mouth of the Jordan River. 8 This was the southern border.
1 tn Heb “and to the kings who [are] from the north in.”
2 tn Heb “Chinneroth,” a city and plain located in the territory of Naphtali in Galilee (BDB 490 s.v. כִּנֶּרֶת, כִּנֲרוֹת).
sn Kinnereth was a city in Galilee located near the Sea of Galilee (Deut 3:17). The surrounding region also became known by this name (1 Kgs 15:20; cf. Matt 14:34), and eventually even the lake itself (Josh 12:3; cf. Luke 5:1).
3 tn Heb “end.”
4 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.
5 tn Heb “the border on the northern side was from the tongue of the sea, from the end of the Jordan.”
6 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
7 sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.
8 tn Heb “to the tongue of the Salt Sea to the north, to the end of the Jordan to the south.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity (also in the following verse).
