And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.
 

47:18 unto the east sea. The border of Israel on the east will be the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. This evidently refers to the lands specifically allotted to living areas for the twelve tribes. According to the Abrahamic covenant, however (Genesis 15:18), Israel’s control extends to the Euphrates.

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