Ezekielchapter 48

A.Seven tribal portions north of the sanctuaryvv. 1-7

1 “Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side. 2 Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. 3 Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west. 4 Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west. 5 Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west. 6 Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west. 7 Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.

B.The holy oblation for priests, Levites, city, and princevv. 8-22

8 Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary. 9 The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. 10 This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD. 11 It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. 12 It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites. 13 Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits. 14 They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD. 15 The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it 16 and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side. 17 The pastureland of the city will extend 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west. 18 The remainder of the length bordering the holy portion and running adjacent to it will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city. 19 The workers of the city who cultivate it will come from all the tribes of Israel. 20 The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property. 21 The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, extending eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple. 22 So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.

C.Five tribal portions to the southvv. 23-29

23 As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side. 24 Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west. 25 Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west. 26 Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west. 27 And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west. 28 The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea. 29 This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.

D.Twelve gates, and the city named The LORD Is Therevv. 30-35

30 “These will be the exits of the city: 31 Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi. 32 On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. 33 On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. 34 And on the west side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali. 35 The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”

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The tribes receive parallel strips running east to west, seven to the north (Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben and Judah) then the great oblation in the center with the sanctuary, the priests, the Levites, the city and the prince's land, and five to the south: Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun and Gad. The city is a square of four thousand five hundred each way, with twelve gates named for the twelve tribes, three to a side: the plan Revelation 21 gives the New Jerusalem. The book that opened with a departing glory ends with a name: 'And the name of the city from that day shall be, Jehovah is there.'

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.

Context

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A. 1–7 Seven tribal portions north of the sanctuary
B. 8–22 The holy oblation for priests, Levites, city, and prince
C. 23–29 Five tribal portions to the south
D. 30–35 Twelve gates, and the city named The LORD Is There

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Joshua 197 verses
- Joshua 19:1The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:
- Joshua 19:9The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
- Joshua 19:10The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun:
- Joshua 19:17The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
- Joshua 19:24The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
- Joshua 19:32The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:
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Genesis 306 verses
- Genesis 30:7And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
- Genesis 30:10And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
- Genesis 30:12When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,
- Genesis 30:14Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother, Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
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Ezekiel 455 verses
- Ezekiel 45:1“When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.
- Ezekiel 45:3From this holy portion, you are to measure off a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of 10,000 cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
- Ezekiel 45:4It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.
- Ezekiel 45:5An adjacent area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide shall belong to the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns in which to live.
- Ezekiel 45:6As the property of the city, you are to set aside an area 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjacent to the holy district. It will belong to the whole house of Israel.
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Ezekiel 485 verses
- Ezekiel 48:1“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.
- Ezekiel 48:10This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.
- Ezekiel 48:16and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.
- Ezekiel 48:22So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.
- Ezekiel 48:32On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.
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- Joshua 13:1Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
- Joshua 13:15This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben:
- Joshua 13:24This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad:
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Revelation 213 verses
- Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
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Ezekiel 473 verses
- Ezekiel 47:13This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions.
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- Ezekiel 47:19On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary.
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Joshua 173 verses
- Joshua 17:1Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
- Joshua 17:8The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.
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