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Joshua

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the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those which were flowing down toward the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed opposite Jericho.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
the waters waters, water Noun H4325 הַמַּיִם֩ ham·ma·yim
which were flowing to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 הַיֹּרְדִ֨ים hai·yo·re·dim
down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 וְהַיֹּרְדִ֗ים ve·hai·yo·re·dim
from above from H4480    
stood to take one's stand, stand Verb H5975 וַיַּעַמְד֡וּ vai·ya·'am·du
[and] rose to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 קָ֣מוּ ka·mu
up in one one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֗ד e·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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heap, a heap Noun H5067 נֵד־ ned-
a great muchness, force, abundance Adjective H3966 מְאֹ֜ד me·'od
distance to be or become far or distant Verb H7368 הַרְחֵ֨ק har·chek
away at Adam, the first man, also a city in the Jordan Valley Noun H121 (מֵֽאָדָ֤ם me·'a·dam
Analysis:
Read more about: Adam, Adam
the city city, town Noun H5892 הָעִיר֙ ha·'ir
that is beside from H4480    
Zarethan; a city in the Jordan Valley Noun H6891 צָֽרְתָ֔ן tza·re·tan,
and those which were flowing down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381    
toward upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עַ֣ל al
the sea sea Noun H3220 יָ֧ם yam
of the Arabah, a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running S. from the Sea of Galilee Noun H6160 הָעֲרָבָ֛ה ha·'a·ra·vah
Analysis:
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the Salt salt Noun H4417 הַמֶּ֖לַח ham·me·lach
Sea, sea Noun H3220 יָם־ yam-
were completely to be complete or finished Verb H8552 תַּ֣מּוּ tam·mu
cut off. to cut off, cut down Verb H3772 נִכְרָ֑תוּ nich·ra·tu;
So the people people Noun H5971 וְהָעָ֥ם ve·ha·'am
Analysis:
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crossed to pass over, through, or by, pass on Verb H5674 עָבְר֖וּ a·ve·ru
opposite in front of, in sight of, opposite to sub H5048 נֶ֥גֶד ne·ged
Jericho. a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua Noun H3405 יְרִיחֹֽו׃ ye·ri·chov.
Analysis:
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Locations

Adam

ADAM, CITY OF('adham, "red" or BDB "made"): A city in the middle of the Jordan valley near ZARETHAN (Joshua 3:16), which see. The name probably survives at the Damieh Ford, near the mouth of the Jabbok twenty miles above Jericho. An Arabian historian asserts that about 1265 A.D. the Jordan was here blocked by a land slide. The inner gorge of the Jordan is he... View Details

City of Salt

SALT, CITY OF(`ir ha-melach; Codex Alexandrinus hai pol (e)is halon): One of the six cities in the wilderness of Judah mentioned between Nibshan and Engedi (Joshua 15:62). The site is very uncertain. The large and important Tell el-Milch (i.e. "the salt hill"), on the route from Hebron to Akaba, is possible.

Jericho

JERICHOjer'-i-ko (the word occurs in two forms. In the Pentateuch, in 2 Kings 25:5 and in Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles it is written yerecho; yericho, elsewhere): In 1 Kings 16:34 the final Hebrew letter is he (h), instead of waw (w). The termination waw (w) thought to preserve the peculiarities of the old Canaanite. dialect. In the Septuagint we have the inde... View Details

Salt Sea

DEAD SEA, THEI. PRESENT AREAII. FORMER ENLARGEMENTIII. LEVEL OF THE DEAD SEA IN EARLY HISTORIC TIMESIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE WATERV. CLIMATEVI. ROADSVII. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS1. The Plain of the Jordan2. Ain Jidi (En-gedi)3. The Fortress of Masada4. Jebel Usdum (Mount of Sodom)5. Vale of Siddim6. El-LisanVIII. HISTORYLITERATUREThe name given by Greek and Latin... View Details

People

Adam

Adam, the first man. Also a city in the Jordan valley.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those which were flowing down toward the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed opposite Jericho.
King James Bible That the waters which were flowing came down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away at Adam, upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zarethan; Zaretan: and those which were flowing that came down toward the sea of the Arabah, plain, even the Salt Sea, salt sea, failed, and were completely cut off. So off: and the people crossed opposite passed over right against Jericho.
Hebrew Greek English the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those which were flowing down toward the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed opposite Jericho.