5235 boundary
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The agreed limits to the lands of an invidivudal or people. Designated by God and protected by law, both national and local boundaries could be subject to dispute.

The importance of boundary marks

Deuteronomy 19:14; Proverbs 23:10 See also Deuteronomy 27:17; Proverbs 22:28

Examples of significant boundaries

Boundaries of the promised land

Exodus 23:31; 1 Kings 4:21 See also Numbers 34:1-12; Deuteronomy 3:12-17; Joshua 13:1-33; Joshua 15:1-63; Joshua 16:1-10; Joshua 17:1-18; Joshua 18:11-28; Joshua 19:1-48; Isaiah 26:15; Ezekiel 47:15-20; Ezekiel 48:1-8

Boundaries of other nations

Acts 17:26 See also Genesis 10:18-19; Numbers 21:13; Numbers 33:37,44; Deuteronomy 32:8; Joshua 12:2-5; Judges 1:36; Judges 11:18; Ezekiel 29:10

City boundaries

Numbers 35:26

Religious boundaries

Exodus 19:12 See also Exodus 19:23

Boundary problems and disputes

Job 24:2 See also Joshua 22:25; Hosea 5:10; Amos 1:13; Micah 5:6

God establishes other boundaries

Job 26:10 See also Job 38:9-11; Psalm 104:9; Proverbs 8:29; Jeremiah 5:22

Metaphorical boundaries

Psalm 16:6

See also

4207  land, divine gift
4366  stones
5256  city
5619  distance & area
7257  promised land
9120  eternity



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