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Salt Sea

Salt Sea (Biblical Place • 31.539°N, 35.482°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:3 , Num 34:3 , Num 34:12 , Deut 3:17 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran Community & Second Temple Judaism—The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Khirbet Qumran (1947–1956) revolutionized understanding of the Hebrew Bible text, sectarian Jewish theology, messianism, and the historical matrix out of which Christianity emerged.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Salt Sea (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:3 , Num 34:3 , Num 34:12 , Deut 3:17 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 .) Sea of the Arabah (water. Referenced in Deut 3:17 , Deut 4:49 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 , 2 Kgs 14:25 .) Sea of Chinnereth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 34:11 , Josh 13:27 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).) Sea of Chinneroth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:3 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Khirbet Qumran & Dead Sea Caves — 3D photogrammetry reconstruction of the Khirbet Qumran settlement plateau overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Wilderness, featuring the watchtower, scriptorium, communal dining hall, aqueduct-fed ritual immersion pools (miqva'ot), and adjacent marl scroll caves. Dead Sea Scrolls & Qumran Storage Jars — Second Temple period biblical manuscripts written on parchment and papyrus and sealed inside cylindrical terracotta storage jars in the eleven caves above Khirbet Qumran on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea—including the complete Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaᵃ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Mark 9:50 : "Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another."; Luke 14:34 : "Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?"; Leviticus 2:13 : "And every oblation of thy grain offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy grain offering: with all ...". Related canonical books and chapters: Joshua 15 ( Joshua • Chapter 15 (63 verses)), Numbers 34 ( Numbers • Chapter 34 (29 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Salt Sea
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Biblical Place • 31.539°N, 35.482°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:3 , Num 34:3 , Num 34:12 , Deut 3:17 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 .

Sea of the Arabah
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Biblical Place • Salt Sea • 31.539°N, 35.482°E

water. Referenced in Deut 3:17 , Deut 4:49 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 , 2 Kgs 14:25 .

Dead Sea (Yam HaMelah) Shoreline Mineral Formations
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Hyper-saline waters and salt terraces of the Dead Sea rift valley, biblical Salt Sea forming the eastern border of Judah .

David Shankbone • Flickr / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY 2.0
Sea of Chinnereth
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 34:11 , Josh 13:27 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Sea of Chinneroth
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:3 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Adriatic Sea
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Biblical Place • 42.415°N, 16.373°E

water. Referenced in Acts 27:27 .

Sea of Tiberias
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

water. Referenced in John 6:1 , John 21:1 .

Sea of Egypt
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Biblical Place • Red Sea • 27.088°N, 34.772°E

water. Referenced in Isa 11:15 .

Sea of the Philistines
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Biblical Place • Great Sea • 33.240°N, 33.470°E

water. Referenced in Ex 23:31 .

Sea of Jazer
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Biblical Place • Jazer • 31.944°N, 35.728°E

water. Referenced in Jer 48:32 .

Red Sea
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Biblical Place • 27.088°N, 34.772°E

water. Referenced in Ex 10:19 , Ex 13:18 , Ex 15:4 , Ex 15:22 , Ex 23:31 .

Great Sea
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Biblical Place • 33.240°N, 33.470°E

sea. Referenced in Num 34:6 , Num 34:7 , Josh 1:4 , Josh 9:1 , Josh 15:12 .

Sea of Galilee
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Biblical Place • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

water. Referenced in Matt 4:18 , Matt 15:29 , Mark 1:16 , Mark 7:31 , John 6:1 .

Interactive 3D Archaeological Complex • Isaiah 40:3

3D photogrammetry reconstruction of the Khirbet Qumran settlement plateau overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Wilderness, featuring the watchtower, scriptorium, communal dining hall, aqueduct-fed ritual immersion pools (miqva'ot), and adjacent marl scroll caves.

City of Salt
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Biblical Place • Engedi • 31.462°N, 35.392°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:62 (identified with Engedi ).

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VIDEO • educational

High-definition open-licensed video recording from the waters of the Sea of Galilee surveying the surrounding Galilean hills, Capernaum coast, and Mount of Beatitudes.

Israel Tourism Archive • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Valley of Salt
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Biblical Place • 31.087°N, 35.384°E

from nbd. Referenced in 2 Sam 8:13 , 2 Kgs 14:7 , 1 Chr 18:12 , 2 Chr 25:11 , Ps 60:1 .

Map of the Dead Sea Basin & Judean Desert Caves
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En Gedi, Qumran, Masada , and the caves of the Dead Sea where the Essene scrolls and refugees hid.

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Interactive 3D Manuscript & Jar Reconstruction • Isaiah 40 & Psalms

Second Temple period biblical manuscripts written on parchment and papyrus and sealed inside cylindrical terracotta storage jars in the eleven caves above Khirbet Qumran on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea—including the complete Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaᵃ).

Interactive 3D Cliffside Stronghold • 1 Samuel 22:4–5 & 24:22

3D terrain and architectural model of the isolated rhomboid rock plateau of Masada (Hebrew Metzada, 'the stronghold') rising 400 meters above the Dead Sea south of En-Gedi—associated with David 's wilderness stronghold ( 1 Samuel 22:4–5 ; 24:22 ) and later fortified with casemate walls, storehouses, and a hanging northern palace by Herod the Great.

Joshua 15
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Joshua • Chapter 15 (63 verses)

This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: And... Mentions: Judah , Esau (Edom), Hezron , Reuben , Caleb , Edom, Zin 1 , Kadesh 1 , Azmon .

Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) Landscape Panorama
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The Sea of Galilee in northern Israel , focal setting of Jesus 's ministry and calling of the disciples.

Wikimedia Commons contributor • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
The Essene Community, 1QS, 1QM, 4QMMT, and Messianic Matrix of the New Testament

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Khirbet Qumran (1947–1956) revolutionized understanding of the Hebrew Bible text, sectarian Jewish theology, messianism, and the historical matrix out of which Christianity emerged.

Map of the Exodus & Red Sea Crossing
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Traditional and scholarly proposed routes of the Israelite Exodus from Goshen across the Red Sea into the Sinai peninsula.

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Dead Sea Scrolls — Community Rule (1QS) Column 1
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Foundational charter of the Essene covenant community at Qumran detailing the Sons of Light.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Dead Sea Scrolls — Habakkuk Pesher (1QpHab) Column 12
IMAGE • manuscripts

Eschatological commentary (pesher) interpreting Habakkuk 's prophecies in light of the Teacher of Righteousness.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Raised in Pharaoh's court and called at the burning bush on Horeb , Moses and his brother Aaron lead Israel out of bondage in Egypt through the Passover and crossing of the Red Sea to receive the Covenant Law at Mount Sinai.

Gustave Doré — The Israelites Crossing the Red Sea (1866)
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Moses stretching forth his rod as the waters divide into walls and Israel marches through on dry land.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
Dead Sea Scrolls — War Scroll (1QM) Column 1
IMAGE • manuscripts

The apocalyptic battle between the Sons of Light and Sons of Darkness in the end times.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Dead Sea Scrolls — The Temple Scroll (11Q19) Column 23
IMAGE • manuscripts

The longest scroll found at Qumran detailing God's divine architectural blueprint for the Temple.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
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PDF • facsimiles

High-definition publication of the 24-foot leather scroll containing all 66 chapters of Isaiah from Qumran Cave 1.

Constantin von Tischendorf (1863) • JSTOR / Internet Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0
Chinnereth 1
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 3:17 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Chinnereth 2
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:35 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Waheb
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Biblical Place • Red Sea • 27.088°N, 34.772°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:14 (identified with Red Sea ).

Suph
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Biblical Place • Red Sea • 27.088°N, 34.772°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 1:1 (identified with Red Sea ).

Numbers 34
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Numbers • Chapter 34 (29 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Command the children of Israel , and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan ; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) Then your south quarter shall be from t... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Canaan, Esau ( Edom ), Reuben , Zin 1 , Edom, Akrabbim , Kadesh 1 .

Scripture Passages (24)

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

And every oblation of thy grain offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy grain offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

The plain also, and Jordan , and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth–pisgah eastward.

And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth–jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth–pisgah:

And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan . And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan :

Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom , and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

And the border shall go down to Jordan , and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.

And the border passed along to the side of Beth–hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan : this was the south coast.

That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam , that is beside Zarethan : and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho .

But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ , and the glory that should follow.

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

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