Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

Exceeding

General references

Bible References

Fishers

Matthew 4:19
And He said to them, Follow Me [as My disciples, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk], and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 13:47
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was lowered into the sea, and gathered fish of every kind,
Mark 1:17
And Jesus said to them, Follow Me [as My disciples, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk], and I will make you fishers of men.”
Luke 5:4
When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon [Peter], “Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch [of fish].”
John 21:3
Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said, “And we are coming with you.” So they went out and got into the boat; and that night they caught nothing.

En-gedi

2 Chronicles 20:2
Then it was reported to Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude has come against you from beyond the [Dead] Sea, out of Aram (Syria); and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (that is, Engedi).”

The great sea

Ezekiel 47:15
“And this shall be the boundary of the land on the north side: from the Great [Mediterranean] Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad,
Ezekiel 48:28
And beside the border of Gad, at the south side, southward, the border shall extend from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook [of Egypt], to the Great [Mediterranean] Sea.
Numbers 34:6
‘As the western boundary you shall have the Great [Mediterranean] Sea and its coastline. This shall be your western boundary.
Joshua 23:4
See, I have allotted to you these nations that remain as an inheritance for your tribes, with all the nations which I have cut off, from the Jordan [on the east] to the Great [Mediterranean] Sea toward the setting sun.
Psalm 104:25

There is the sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Creatures both small and great.

Exceeding

Isaiah 49:12

“In fact, these will come from far away;
And, lo, these shall come from the north and from the west,
And these from the land of Aswan (southern Egypt).”

General references

Numbers 34:6
‘As the western boundary you shall have the Great [Mediterranean] Sea and its coastline. This shall be your western boundary.
Isaiah 19:8

The fishermen will lament (cry out in grief),
And all those who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn,
And those who spread nets upon the waters will languish.