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The seas referred to in scripture are:

1. THE MEDITERRANEAN,under the names of 'the great sea,' Numbers 34:6,7; Ezekiel 48:28; 'the uttermost sea,' or 'the hinder sea,' Deuteronomy 11:24; Zechariah 14:8; 'the sea of Joppa,' Ezra 3:7; 'sea of the Philistines,' Exodus 23:31 .

The 'SEA OF CILICIA AND PAMPHYLIA,'Acts 27:5 , is the N.E. corner of the Mediterranean Sea.

2. THE SALT SEA,Numbers 34:3,12; also called 'the east sea,' Ezekiel 47 :18; Joel 2:20; 'the former sea,' Zechariah 14:8; 'the sea of the plain,' Deuteronomy 3:17; Joshua 3:16; Joshua 12:3; 2 Kings 14:25 . See SALT SEA

3. THE RED SEA,Exodus 10:19; Psalm 106:7,9,22; Hebrews 11:29; alsocalled 'the Egyptian sea,' Isaiah 11:15 . See RED SEA.

4. THE SEA OF GALILEE,Mark 1:16; also called the 'Sea of Tiberias,' John 21:1; the 'Sea of Chinnereth,' Numbers 34:11; Joshua 12:3; Joshua 13 :27; the 'Lake of Gennesaret,' Luke 5:1 . See GALILEE, SEA OF.

5. SEA OF JAZER,a small lake in Gilead, now represented by someponds, near where Jazer stood. Jeremiah 48:32 .

Bibliography Information
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Sea'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​s/sea.html. 1897.
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