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The sea of the plain is another biblical name for the Dead Sea. It is important because it reflects the sea's setting in the deep rift valley plain east of Judah. First appears in Josh 3:16.1
AI summary: The sea of the plain matters because Scripture often names waters in relation to their surrounding landforms. This title emphasizes the Dead Sea's place within the Jordan rift and the eastern desert margin. The cross references present the sea of the plain as an alternate name for the Dead Sea rooted in topographic setting.1
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.