Deuteronomy 3:17
The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth–pisgah eastward.
Cross-reference
In Deuteronomy 3:27, God commands Moses to ascend Pisgah to view the land, reinforcing Pisgah's significance in the same context.
Deuteronomy 4:49 repeats the description of the Arabah east of the Jordan, including the Salt Sea and Pisgah — a parallel summary of the same region.
Genesis 14:3 identifies the Valley of Siddim as the Dead Sea — the Salt Sea in Deuteronomy 3:17 — giving its earlier name.
In Joshua 18:19, the Salt Sea's northern bay at the Jordan's end is used as Benjamin's border, a parallel boundary marker.
In Joshua 15:5, the Salt Sea forms Judah's eastern border up to the Jordan's mouth, matching the description here.
In Joshua 15:2, the Salt Sea's southern bay marks the start of Judah's border, echoing the same geographic reference.
Joshua 12:3 describes the Arabah, Kinnereth, Salt Sea, and slopes of Pisgah — identical geographic detail to Deuteronomy 3:17.
In Joshua 3:16, the Sea of the Arabah (Salt Sea) is referenced as the destination of the Jordan's waters during the crossing miracle.
In Numbers 34:12, the same Jordan and Salt Sea border is reiterated as the southern boundary of the promised land.
Numbers 34:11 mentions the Sea of Kinnereth as a boundary marker — the same lake referenced in Deuteronomy 3:17 as the starting point of the Arabah.
In Joshua 13:20, 'the slopes of Pisgah' are named as a city in Reuben's territory, directly using the same phrase.
In Joshua 13:27, the Sea of Chinnereth and the Jordan are part of Gad's territory, mirroring the northern boundary here.
Genesis 13:10 describes the well-watered plain of Jordan — the same region later called the Arabah and Salt Sea in Deuteronomy 3:17.
2 Kings 14:25 also mentions the Sea of the Arabah, the same Dead Sea region described here as Israel's border.
Matthew 4:18 mentions the Sea of Galilee, called Chinnereth here, tying the OT border to Jesus’ ministry location.
In Numbers 23:14, the top of Pisgah is where Balaam sacrifices, while here the slopes of Pisgah are a boundary landmark.
Genesis 19:29 recounts God's rescue of Lot from the destruction of the plain — referencing the region of the Salt Sea from Deuteronomy 3:17.
Genesis 19:28 shows Lot watching the destruction of Sodom in the plain — the same area as the Arabah and Salt Sea in Deuteronomy 3:17.
Ezekiel 47:8 describes water flowing to the Arabah and entering the sea, referencing the same geographical area.