A Day at the Salt Sea
Written By Bethany, September 2023
Many people are attracted to the Salt Sea, also known as the Dead Sea. They like the idea of floating in the sea and being at the lowest point on Earth. They want to rub the mud all over their skin. Our family wanted this experience as well, but we also wanted to visit the Salt Sea because of its biblical significance.
The Bible mentions the Salt Sea a handful of times, but never with the term, the Dead Sea. It is called the Salt Sea in Genesis 14:3, Number 34:3 and 12, Deuteronomy 3:17, and Joshua 3:16 and 12:3. The sea is also called the Sea of Arabah in Deuteronomy 4:49, Joshua 3:16, and 2 Kings 14:25. Further, the prophets, Ezekiel and Zachariah refer to the sea as the Eastern Sea (Ezekiel 47:18 and Zachariah 14:8). Biblically, the Salt Sea was used as a boundary marker.
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