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Sea. The sea, yam, is used in Scripture to denote -

1. "The gathering of the waters," "the Ocean." Genesis 1:2; Genesis 1:10; Genesis 30:13; etc.

2. Some portion of this, as the Mediterranean Sea, called the "hinder," the "western" and the "utmost" sea, Deuteronomy 11:24; Deuteronomy 34:2; Joel 2:20 "sea of the Philistines," Exodus 23:31 "the great sea," Numbers 36:6-7; Joshua 15:47, "the sea." Genesis 49:13; Psalms 80:11. Also frequently of the Red Sea. Exodus 15:4. See Red Sea.

3. Inland lakes termed, seas, as the Salt or Dead Sea. See Sea, The Salt.

4. Any great collection of waters, as the river Nile, Isaiah 19:5, and the Euphrates. Jeremiah 51:36.

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Sea'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​s/sea.html. 1901.
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