Bible Dictionary

Border

The outer limit or boundary of a place, land, territory, or region.

Quick Reference

Total Entries

368

Entry Position

45 of 368

Letter

B

Meaning

The outer limit or boundary of a place, land, territory, or region.

Key Scriptures

  • Numbers 34:1-29
  • Deuteronomy 19:14
  • Deuteronomy 27:17
  • Joshua 15:1-12
  • Joshua 16:1-10
  • Joshua 18:11-20
  • Joshua 19:1-51
  • 1 Kings 4:21
  • 2 Kings 14:25
  • Ezekiel 47:13-23
  • Ezekiel 48:1-35
  • Acts 13:19

Also Called

boundary borderland

Original Language

Hebrew

גְּבוּל

gebul

border; boundary; territory

Greek

ὅριον

horion

boundary; border; region

Meaning

A border is the outer limit or boundary of a place, land, territory, or region.

Biblical Usage

In Scripture, border refers to the boundary or outer limit of a land, territory, region, or possession.

The Bible frequently describes the borders of the territories allotted to the tribes of Israel and also uses the term for boundaries between peoples and lands.

Key References

  • Numbers 34:1-29
  • Deuteronomy 19:14
  • Deuteronomy 27:17
  • Joshua 15:1-12
  • Joshua 16:1-10
  • Joshua 18:11-20
  • Joshua 19:1-51
  • 1 Kings 4:21
  • 2 Kings 14:25
  • Ezekiel 47:13-23
  • Ezekiel 48:1-35
  • Acts 13:19
  • Boundary
  • Landmark
  • Coast
  • Territory
  • Inheritance
  • Land
  • Possession
  • Tribe

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Scriptures

  • Numbers 34:1-29
  • Deuteronomy 19:14
  • Deuteronomy 27:17
  • Joshua 15:1-12
  • Joshua 16:1-10
  • Joshua 18:11-20
  • Joshua 19:1-51
  • 1 Kings 4:21
  • 2 Kings 14:25
  • Ezekiel 47:13-23
  • Ezekiel 48:1-35
  • Acts 13:19

Related Terms

boundary landmark coast territory inheritance

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