Why does the Torah insert the word "ha'Yam ha'Gadol u'Gevul"?
Rashi: To include the islands in the Mediterranean Sea 1 in the borders of Eretz Yisrael.
Targum Yonasan: 'To include the waters of Bereishis 2 and the original water ... , the craters, the lands, the towns, the islands, the districts and the ships 3 that are in it'. 4
Within a line that stretches from Hor ha'Har in the north to Nachal Mitzrayim in the south (See also Na'ar Yonasan).
See Na'ar Yonasan.
The Dinim of Eretz Yisrael apply even to ships within its borders. See Gitin 7b-8a (PF).
This follows the opinion of those who explain that "u'Gevul" comes to include all that lies due west of Eretz Yisrael (See Na'ar Yonasan).
Why does the Torah repeat "Zeh Yih'yeh lachem G'vul Yam"?
Oznayim la'Torah: Refer to 34:9:1:1.
