West.

This was expressed by

1 . yam, 'the Sea,' referring to the Mediterranean, which lies on the west of Palestine, Gen. 12: 8, etc.

2 . maarab, δυσμή, 'sun-setting,' because the sun sets in the west. 1 Chr. 7: 28; Matt. 8: 11; etc.

3. maarabah, 'sun-setting,' only in Isa. 45: 6.

4. mebo hashshemesh, from the 'going down of the sun,' only in Joshua 23: 4; Zech. 8: 7.