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Place of uncertain identification, marking the northern border of the Canaanite territory promised to Israel by God (Nm 34:8), but only attained by the time of the monarchy (1 Kgs 8:65; 1 Chr 13:5; 2 Chr 7:8).

Show passage in OET: NUM 34:8

OET-RV NUM 34:8

8 and then on to Levo -Hamat and onward to Tsedad.

OET-LV NUM 34:8

8 From_Hor the_mountain you(pl)_will _mark _out Ləⱱōʼ Ḩₐmāt and_they _will _be the _extremities _of the _border to_Tsədād/(Zedad).

Show passage in OET: KI1 8:65

OET-RV KI1 8:65

65 Then Shelomoh and Israelis from all over the country celebrated in front of Yahweh at that time—people from Levo -Hamat in the far north down to the Mitsri (Egyptian) border in the far south—one week, then a second week—a total of fourteen days.

OET-LV KI1 8:65

65 And_he/it _made Shəlomoh at_time (the)_that DOM the_festival and_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) with_him/it an _assembly great from_Ləⱱōʼ Ḩₐmāt to the _wadi _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH god _of_our seven _of days and_seven _of days four- teen day[s].

Show passage in OET: CH1 13:5

OET-RV CH1 13:5

5 So David assembled all of Yisrael (Israel), from everywhere from the Shihor river down in Mitsrayim (Egypt) to as far north as Levo -Hamat, to bring in God’s box from Kiryat-Yearim.

OET-LV CH1 13:5

5 And_ Dāvid _he _assembled DOM all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from Shiyḩōr of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_unto Ləⱱōʼ Ḩₐmāt to_bring DOM the _box _of the_ʼElohīm from_Qiryat- yəˊārīm/(jearim).

Show passage in OET: CH2 7:8

OET-RV CH2 7:8

8 Then Shelomoh and all of Yisrael (Israel) feasted for the next seven days—the huge gathering spread from Levo -Hamat in the far north, all the way to the Mitsri (Egyptian) riverbed in the far south.

OET-LV CH2 7:8

8 And_ Shəlomoh _he/it _made DOM the_festival at_time (the)_that seven _of days and_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) with_him/it an _assembly great very from_Ləⱱōʼ Ḩₐmāt to the _wadi _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt).

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After the death of Solomon, the kingdom was divided and the northern boundary shrank. It was not until the reign of Jeroboam II, son of Joash (793–753 BC), king of the northern kingdom (called Israel), that the northern boundaries extended again to the entrance of Hamath (2 Kgs 14:23-25).

Show passage in OET: KI2 14:23–25

OET-RV KI2 14:23

23 In the fifteenth year of Yoash’s son King Amatsyah’s reign over Yehudah (Judah), Yehoash’s son Yarov’am (Jeroboam) became king of Yisrael (Israel) and reigned from Shomron (Samaria) for forty-one years.

OET-RV KI2 14:24

24 He did what Yahweh had said was evil—he imitated the customs of Nevat’s son Yarov’am who’d caused Yisrael to sin.

OET-RV KI2 14:25

25 Yarov’am restored Yisrael’s border from Levo -Hamat through to the Sea of the Desert, as Yisrael’s god Yahweh had foretold via his servant Yonah (Jonah)—the son of the prophet Amitay from Gat-Hahefer.

OET-LV KI2 14:23

23 In_year fif- teen year of_ʼAmaʦ^yāh the _son _of Yōʼāsh the _king _of Yəhūdāh Yāroⱱˊām the _son _of Yōʼāsh the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _became _king in_Shomrōn forty and_one year[s].

OET-LV KI2 14:24

24 And_he/it _made the_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH not he _turned _aside from_all the _sins _of Yāroⱱˊām/(Jeroboam) the _son _of Neⱱaţ which he _caused _to _sin DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV KI2 14:25

25 He he _restored DOM the _border _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_Ləⱱōʼ _of Ḩₐmāt to the _sea _of the _ˊArāⱱāh according_to _the _message _of YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) which he _spoke by_the _hand _of his _servant _of_his Yōnāh/(Jonah) the _son _of ʼAmittay the_prophet who was_from_Gat- hepher.

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Both Amos and Ezekiel refer to the entrance of Hamath in their prophecies concerning Israel (Am 6:14; Ez 47:15-20; 48:1). Some authorities regard the place as the ancient town Lebo-hamath, identified with modern Lebweh. See Hamath #1; Lebo-hamath.

Show passage in OET: AMO 6:14

OET-RV AMO 6:14

14 Therefore, listen, I’ll raise up a nation against you people of Yisrael (Israel).
§ That’s the declaration of Yahweh, the god with armies.
⇔ They’ll afflict you
⇔ from Levo-Hamat to the brook in the Aravah.”

OET-LV AMO 6:14

14 If/because HERE_I am_about _to _raise _up on_you(pl) Oh _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _utterance _of YHWH the _god _of (the)_soldiers/messengers a _nation and_they _will _oppress you(pl) from Hamath to the _wadi _of (the)_ˊArāⱱāh.

Show passage in OET: EZE 47:15–20

OET-RV EZE 47:15

15 These will be the land boundaries: On the north side, it’ll extend from the Mediterranean Sea east along the road towards Hetlon, and then on to Tsedad,

OET-RV EZE 47:16

16 to Berotah, and then on to Sivrayim, which is on the border between Damesek (Damascus) and Hamat. The boundary will run as far as Hatsar -Hatikon, which is on the border of the Havran region.

OET-RV EZE 47:17

17 So the boundary will extend from the Mediterranean Sea to Hatsar -Eynan on the border between Hamat to the north and Damesek to the south. That’ll be the northern boundary.

OET-RV EZE 47:18

18 On the eastern side, the boundary will extend between Havran and Damesek, south along the Yarden (Jordan) River between the Gilead region and Yisrael’s territory, along the Dead Sea as far as Tamar. That’ll be the eastern boundary.

OET-RV EZE 47:19

19 On the southern side, the boundary will extend from Tamar to the springs near Merivah -Kadesh. Then it’ll extend west along the brook of Mitsrayim (Egypt) to the Mediterranean Sea. That’ll be the southern boundary.

OET-RV EZE 47:20

20 On the western side, the boundary will be the Mediterranean Sea, north to a point near Levo-Hamat.

OET-LV EZE 47:15

15 And_this is_the _boundary _of the_earth/land to_the_side _of northward_of from the_sea (the)_great the_direction of _Ḩētlon Ləⱱōʼ to_Tsədād/(Zedad).

OET-LV EZE 47:16

16 Hamath Bērōtāh Şiⱱrayim which is_between the _territory _of Dammeseq and_between the _territory _of Hamath Ḩₐʦēr- hattikōn which is_to the _border _of Ḩavrān.

OET-LV EZE 47:17

17 And_ the_boundary _it _was from the_sea Ḩₐʦar ˊĒynōn the _border _of Dammeseq and_north northward_to and_the _territory _of Hamath and_DOM the_side _of the_north.

OET-LV EZE 47:18

18 And_will _be_the_side _of the_east from_between Ḩavrān and_from_between Dammeseq and_from_between (the)_Gilˊād and_from_between the _land _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the_Yardēn/(Jordan) from_the_border to the_sea (the)_eastern you(pl)_will _measure and_DOM the_side _of eastward_on.

OET-LV EZE 47:19

19 And_the_side _of the_south southward_on will_be_from _Tāmār to the _waters _of Mərīⱱāh Qādēsh the_wadi to the_sea (the)_great and_DOM the_side _of southward_of southward_toward.

OET-LV EZE 47:20

20 And_the_side _of the_west the_sea (the)_great from_the_border to opposite Ləⱱōʼ Hamath this is_the_side _of the_west.

Show passage in OET: EZE 48:1

OET-RV EZE 48:1

48 Here’s a list of Yisrael’s (Israel) tribes and the territory that each tribe is to receive. The northern boundary of Yisrael will start at the Mediterranean Sea and go east to Hetlon city, then to Levo-Hamat, and farther on to Hatsar -Eynan, which is south of Damesek (Damascus), and it’ll continue to Hamat. Each tribe will receive land that will extend from the eastern boundary of Yisrael west to the Mediterranean Sea.
¶ The tribe of Dan will receive land alongside Yisrael’s northern border.

OET-LV EZE 48:1

48 And_these are_the _names _of the _tribes from_the_end _of northward_of to the _hand _of the _road _of Ḩētlon Ləⱱōʼ Hamath Ḩₐʦar ˊĒynān the _border _of Dammeseq northward_to to the _hand _of Hamath and_they _will _be to_him/it the_side _of the_east the_sea Dān one_portion.

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