Encyclopedia entry
The Sea
(Heb. yam), signifies (1) “the gathering together of the waters,” the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river, as the Nile (Isa. 19:5), the Euphrates (Isa. 21:1; Jer. 51:36); (3) the Red Sea (Ex. 14:16, 27; 15:4, etc.); (4) the Mediterranean (Ex. 23:31; Num. 34:6, 7; Josh. 15:47; Ps. 80:11, etc.); (5) the “sea of Galilee,” an inland fresh-water lake, and (6) the Dead Sea or “salt sea” (Gen. 14:3; Num. 34:3, 12, etc.). The word “sea” is used symbolically in Isa. 60:5, where it probably means the nations around the Mediterranean. In Dan. 7:3, Rev. 13:1 it may mean the tumultuous changes among the nations of the earth.
In the Bible
28
Verses where The Sea is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 18:8
And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.
- 1 Kings 7:44
the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
- 2 Chronicles 4:15
the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
- 2 Chronicles 20:2
Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
- Amos 9:3
Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.
- Exodus 10:19
And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.
+22 more verses naming The Sea.
Scripture on The Sea
36
See all 36 +−
- Revelation 13Genesis 1Genesis 9Genesis 14Exodus 10Exodus 14Exodus 23Joshua 241 Kings 71 Chronicles 182 Chronicles 42 Chronicles 20Job 6Psalms 80Psalms 93Psalms 106Isaiah 19Isaiah 21Isaiah 51Isaiah 60Jeremiah 27Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 52Ezekiel 38Daniel 7Amos 9Matthew 14Mark 6John 6
Voices on The Sea
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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