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Ezekiel 48:28

in Ezekiel 48

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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, unto the great sea.

KJV

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.

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This verse in Ezekiel 48

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

From Tamar - in Kadesh - The former was on the south of the Dead Sea; and the latter, or Kadesh-Barnea, was still farther south, and at the extremity of the portion of Gad, which was the most southern tribe, as Dan was the most northern.

This site's exposition

the waters of Meribath-kadesh

on Ezekiel 48:28-29

The southern border runs “from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh”, echoing the border Numbers 34 drew when Israel first entered the land. The section closes with the formula: “This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel”.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel · Written before 420.

proposed

(Vers. 23 seqq.) And the rest of the tribes, from the eastern boundary to the western boundary, belong to Benjamin. And against the boundary of Benjamin, from the eastern boundary to the western boundary, belong to Simeon. And along the boundary of Simeon, from the eastern boundary to the western boundary, belong to Issachar. And along the boundary of Issachar, from the eastern boundary to the western boundary, belong to Zebulun. And along the boundary of Zebulun, from the eastern boundary to the sea, belong to Gad.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward,.... Of the sanctuary of the Lord, of the portion of the priests and Levites, of the city, and what belonged to that, and of the prince's portion. The description begins at the northern part of the land, and ends in the southern: the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh; and to the river toward the great sea; See Gill on Eze 47:19.

The words behind it

17 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְעַל֙and at

    vealH5921 →5755 times

  • גְּב֣וּל[the] border of

    gevulH1366 →240 times

  • גָּ֔דGad

    gadH1410 →72 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • פְּאַ֖ת[the] side of

    peatH6285 →86 times

  • נֶ֣גֶב[the] south

    negevH5045 →112 times

  • תֵּימָ֑נָהsouth -ward

    teimanahH8486 →23 times

  • וְהָיָ֨הand it will be

    vehayahH1961 →3559 times

  • גְב֜וּל[the] border

    gevulH1366 →240 times

  • מִתָּמָ֗רfrom Tamar

    mitamarH8559 →25 times

  • מֵ֚י[the] waters of

    meiH4325 →581 times

  • מְרִיבַ֣תMeribath

    merivatH4809 →

  • קָדֵ֔שׁKadesh

    kadeshH6946 →

  • נַחֲלָ֖ה[the] wadi

    nachalahH5158 →141 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הַיָּ֥םthe sea

    haiyamH3220 →396 times

  • הַגָּדֽוֹל׃<the> great

    hagadolH1419 →526 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

13 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

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.4 works2 Chronicles 20:2Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).3 worksEzekiel 47:15This shall be the boundary of the land:3 worksEzekiel 47:10Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.3 worksJoshua 13:3All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;2 worksGenesis 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—2 works
The other 7 cross-references, with their words ▾
Numbers 34:5where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.2 worksPsalms 106:32At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.2 worksNumbers 20:1In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.2 worksNumbers 20:13These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.2 worksGenesis 14:7Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.2 worksIsaiah 27:12In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.2 worksNumbers 20:22After they had set out from Kadesh, the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount Hor.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Genesis 15:18

    On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—

    it leads to

    • Joshua 1:3–4

      I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.

    • Genesis 12:7

      Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

    • Genesis 24:7

      The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this…

    • Genesis 13:15

      for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.

    • Deuteronomy 11:24

      Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 47:15

    This shall be the boundary of the land:

    it leads to

    • Numbers 34:8

      and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,

    • 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…

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 20:2

    Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).

    it leads to

    • Genesis 14:7

      Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.

Where this verse is studied

About Ezekiel

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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