And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
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- Admah Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
- Canaan Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.
- Gaza Place
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Called also Azzah, which is its Hebrew name. Modern identification: Tell Harube.
- Gerar Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Haror.
- Gomorrah Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
- Lasha Place
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Fissure, a place apparently east of the Dead Sea ( Gen. 10:19 ). It was afterwards known as Callirhoe, a place famous for its hot springs. Modern identification: Callirrhoe.
- Sidon Place
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A fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles north of Tyre. It received its name from the “first-born” of Canaan, the grandson of Noah ( Gen. 10:15 , 19). Modern identification: Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon.
- Sodom Place
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Burning; the walled, a city in the vale of Siddim ( Gen. 13:10 ; 14:1-16 ). The wickedness of its inhabitants brought down upon it fire from heaven, by which it was destroyed (18:16-33; 19:1-29; Deut. 23:17 ). Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
- Zeboiim Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: south of the Lisan.