Encyclopedia entry
Bay
Denotes the estuary of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan (Josh. 15:5; 18:19), also the southern extremity of the same sea (15:2). The same Hebrew word is rendered “tongue” in Isa. 11:15, where it is used with reference to the forked mouths of the Nile.
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Bay in Zech. 6:3, 7 denotes the colour of horses, but the original Hebrew means strong, and is here used rather to describe the horses as fleet or spirited.
In the Bible
7
Verses where Bay is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Acts 27:39
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
- Joshua 15:2
Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
- Joshua 15:5
The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
- Joshua 18:19
The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
- Psalms 37:35
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
- Zechariah 6:3
the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.
+1 more verse naming Bay.
Entries that reference Bay
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Voices on Bay
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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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