Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; he shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon.
(Genesis 49:13) ESV
The word translated “and his border,” in a verse about geography is also translated as “the sides of the pit,” in references to parts of sheol, the underworld realm of the dead. It’s the extreme edge or periphery of a region.
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