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The Bible recounts several names for the Mediterranean. The most prevalent was "Great Sea" (Num. 34:6,7; Josh. 1:4, 9:1, 15:47; Ezek. 47:10,15,20).
Other Names:
"The Sea" (1 Kings 5:9; comp. 1 Macc. 14:34, 15:11)
"Western Sea", (Deut. 11:24; Joel 2:20)
"Sea of the Philistines" (Exod. 23:31)
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