And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah: (Joshua 12:3)
Rather, “southward,” that is, from Beth-jeshimoth, to below Ash-doth-pisgah, literally, “the ravines of Pisgah.” The author here points out that the Arabah turns southward, east of the Dead Sea, in the area below the ravines of the mountains. Pisgah was a familiar landmark—the place where Moses went to view Canaan. This verse concludes the description of the extent of Sihon’s kingdom.
Plain.
Heb. arabah, the depression through which the Jordan flows (see on chs. 11:2; 12:1). Beth-jeshimoth, literally, the “house of desolation,” was about 5 mi. east of the Jordan in a desert section near the Dead Sea called Jeshimon, or the “waste” district.