God set apart the borders of Canaan to be taken from its people and given to Israel (see 15:18; Numbers 34:2–12; Ezekiel 47:15–20; 48:1–28).
An ancient highway along the seacoast, the Via Maris, ran from Sidon toward Gerar, connecting Egypt to Mesopotamia.
Modern Gaza is 18 kilometers (11 miles) northwest of Gerar.
Sodom and Gomorrah were cities on the southeastern border of the Dead Sea.
Admah, and Zeboiim: The Bible mentions these cities 15 times in connection with Sodom and Gomorrah (14:2, 8; Deuteronomy 29:23; see Hosea 11:8). God destroyed all four cities to cleanse the land (see Genesis 19).
Lasha was possibly in the northern area of the Dead Sea.