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In biblical contexts, the term "bordered" often refers to the delineation of territories, garments, or sacred objects, emphasizing the importance of boundaries and distinctions as ordained by God. The concept of borders is significant throughout Scripture, symbolizing both physical and spiritual demarcations.
Territorial BordersThe Bible frequently discusses the borders of the Promised Land, which were divinely appointed. In
Numbers 34:2-12, God provides Moses with specific instructions regarding the borders of Canaan, the land promised to the Israelites: "Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these borders..." . These borders were not merely geographical but also served as a testament to God's covenant with His people, marking the land set apart for them.
The delineation of tribal territories within Israel is another example of bordered regions. Each tribe received its inheritance, with borders carefully described in passages such as
Joshua 13-21. These borders ensured order and maintained the distinct identity of each tribe within the nation of Israel.
Borders in GarmentsBorders also appear in the context of garments, particularly in the instructions given to the Israelites regarding their clothing. In
Numbers 15:38-39, God commands the Israelites to make tassels on the corners of their garments with a blue cord: "Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come, they are to make tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel." . These bordered garments served as a physical reminder of the commandments and the holiness to which the Israelites were called.
Sacred Objects and BordersThe construction of the Tabernacle and later the Temple included specific instructions about borders and boundaries. The sacred spaces were bordered to separate the holy from the common, emphasizing the sanctity of God's dwelling place among His people. In
Exodus 27:9-19, the courtyard of the Tabernacle is described with precise measurements and borders, underscoring the order and reverence required in worship.
Spiritual ImplicationsThe concept of borders extends beyond the physical to the spiritual realm. In
Proverbs 22:28, the Bible warns against moving ancient boundary stones: "Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors." . This admonition highlights the importance of respecting established limits, both in property and in moral and spiritual matters.
Borders in Scripture often symbolize the separation between the sacred and the profane, the chosen and the unchosen, and the obedient and the disobedient. They serve as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the order He establishes in creation and in the lives of His people.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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imp. & p. p.) of Border.
Strong's Hebrew
3027. yad -- hand... 1), assuredly (2), authority (9), axles (2), bank (1), banks (1), because (1), become*
(1), beside (3), beside* (8), boldly* (2),
bordered* (1), borders (1
...5921. al -- upon, above, over
... 6), besides (5), besiege* (1), besieged* (13), besieging (1), besieging* (5), better
than (1), between (1), beyond (3), beyond* (1),bordered* (1), care (1...
Library
Diamond and his Mother Sat Down Upon the Edge of the Rough Grass...
... Chapter 13 Diamond and his mother sat down upon the edge of the rough
grass thatbordered? Diamond and his mother sat down upon...
Dress as Connected with Idolatry.
... therefore, and the gold as an ornament of the neck, were, among the Egyptians and
Babylonians, ensigns of dignity, in the same way asbordered, or striped, or...
What was Heard in the Basilica of Peace
... In front of the basilica is a wide rectangular courtbordered with terraces; a portico
at the far end; and in the middle four large fountains to water the walk...
The Savanna of Aripo
... and umbrella, both needful enough. We went along a sandy high road,bordered
by a vegetation new to me. Low trees, with wiry branches...
Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious Apostle Bartholomew.
... head, with a yellow beard, a few grey hairs, of middle height, and neither tall
nor stunted, but middling, clothed with a white undercloakbordered with purple...
Ruth, the Gleaner
... no pleasure in the summer beauty of the harvest fields, the shimmering silver of
the olive trees, and the rich promise of the vineyards whichbordered their way...
Saint George Kills the Enchanter Osmond.
... In this extremity, after many days, they arrived before a rich pavilion"all of green
and crimson,bordered with gold and azure"the hooks of ivory, the...
The Fig-Tree.
... well-worn path to Jerusalem. Here and there, in the "olive-bordered way,"
were Fig plantations. The adjoining village of Bethphage...
The Preachings on the Lake.
... Sometimes he got into a boat, and instructed his hearers, who were crowded upon
the shore.[1] Sometimes he sat upon the mountains whichbordered the lake...
The Schoolboy of Madaura
... Pauses were made at inns with walls thick as the ramparts of citadels, their interiors
bordered by stables built in arcades, heaped up with travellers' packs...
Thesaurus
Bordered (3 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Border. Multi-Version Concordance
Bordered (3 Occurrences). Joshua 17:10 southward it was
...Jordan (188 Occurrences)
... 2. Lake Huleh: The valley of Lake Huleh, through which the Jordan wends its way,
is about 20 miles long and 5 miles wide,bordered on either side by hills and...
Border (233 Occurrences)
... contiguous to; to touch, or be touched, as by a border; to be, or to have, near
the limits or boundary; as, the region borders a forest, or isbordered on the...
Zin (9 Occurrences)
... The spies, who set out from Kadesh-barnea, explored the land from the wilderness
of Zin northward (Numbers 13:21; compare 32:8). Itbordered with Judah "at the...
Derbe (4 Occurrences)
... in the Kara Dagh. Itbordered on the territory of Iconium on the Northwest,
and on Isauria on the West. Its territory touched the...
Pontus (3 Occurrences)
... The name was geographical, not ethnical, in origin, and was first used to designate
that part of Cappadocia whichbordered on the "Pontus," as the Euxine was...
Borderer
Cherethites (11 Occurrences)
... ker'-e-thits (kerethim, ha-kerethi; Chelethi "executioners," "life-guardsmen"):
A people in South Palestine whose territorybordered upon that of Judah (1...
Street (54 Occurrences)
... (a.) Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare
in a city or village,bordered by dwellings or business houses. Int....
Damascus (58 Occurrences)
... Surrounded on three sides by bare hills, andbordered on the East, its open side,
by the desert, its well-watered and fertile Ghuta, with its streams and...
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