Ezekiel 48

Division of the Land

1 "Now these are the names of the tribes: a From the northern border along the road to Hethlon at the entrance of Hamath, to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus northward, in the direction of Hamath, there shall be one section for b Dan from its east to its west side; 2 "by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, one section for c Asher; 3 "by the border of Asher, from the east side to the west, one section for d Naphtali; 4 "by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for e Manasseh; 5 "by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, one section for f Ephraim; 6 "by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for g Reuben; 7 "by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west, one section for h Judah;

8 "by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be i the district which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and in length the same as one of the other portions, from the east side to the west, with the j sanctuary in the center. 9 "The district that you shall set apart for the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. 10 "To these - to the priests - the holy district shall belong: on the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length, on the west ten thousand in width, on the east ten thousand in width, and on the south twenty-five thousand in length. The sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the center. 11 k "It shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok, who are sanctified, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, l as the Levites went astray. 12 "And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most m holy by the border of the Levites. 13 "Opposite the border of the priests, the n Levites shall have an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width; its entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and its width ten thousand. 14 o "And they shall not sell or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.

15 p "The five thousand cubits in width that remain, along the edge of the twenty-five thousand, shall be q for general use by the city, for dwellings and common-land; and the city shall be in the center. 16 "These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred. 17 "The common-land of the city shall be: to the north two hundred and fifty cubits, to the south two hundred and fifty, to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the west two hundred and fifty. 18 "The rest of the length, alongside the district of the holy section, shall be ten thousand cubits to the east and ten thousand to the west. It shall be adjacent to the district of the holy section, and its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. 19 r "The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. 20 "The entire district shall be twenty-five thousand cubits by twenty-five thousand cubits, foursquare. You shall set apart the holy district with the property of the city.

21 s "The rest shall belong to the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy district and of the city's property, next to the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy district as far as the eastern border, and westward next to the twenty-five thousand as far as the western border, adjacent to the tribal portions; it shall belong to the prince. It shall be the holy district, t and the sanctuary of the 1 temple shall be in the center. 22 "Moreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city which are in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the area between the border of Judah and the border of u Benjamin shall belong to the prince.

23 "As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section; 24 "by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, v Simeon shall have one section; 25 "by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, w Issachar shall have one section; 26 "by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, x Zebulun shall have one section; 27 "by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, y Gad shall have one section; 28 "by the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the 2 South, the border shall be from Tamar to z the waters of 3 Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the a Great Sea. 29 b "This is the land which you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions," says the Lord GOD.

The Gates of the City

30 "These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits 31 c "(the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel), the three gates northward: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi; 32 "on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan; 33 "on the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun; 34 "on the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits with their three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. 35 "All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; d and the name of the city from that day shall be: e THE 4 LORD IS THERE."

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 47:15
    This shall be the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, by the road to Hethlon, as one goes to Zedad.
  2. Cross References
    Joshua 19:40 - 48
    The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
  3. Cross References
    Joshua 19:24 - 31
    The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
  4. Cross References
    Joshua 19:32 - 39
    The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
  5. Cross References
    Joshua 13:29 - 31
    Moses also had given an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh; it was for half the tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families:
    Joshua 17:1 - 11
    There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan.
    Joshua 17:17
    And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph - to Ephraim and Manasseh - saying, "You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot.
    Joshua 17:18
    "but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong."
  6. Cross References
    Joshua 16:5 - 10
    The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon.
    Joshua 17:8 - 10
    Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.
    Joshua 17:14 - 18
    Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given us only one lot and one share to inherit, since we are a great people, inasmuch as the LORD has blessed us until now?
  7. Cross References
    Joshua 13:15 - 23
    And Moses had given to the tribe of the children of Reuben an inheritance according to their families.
  8. Cross References
    Joshua 15:1 - 63
    So this was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: The border of Edom at the Wilderness of Zin southward was the extreme southern boundary.
    Joshua 19:9
    The inheritance of the children of Simeon was included in the share of the children of Judah, for the share of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of that people.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 45:1 - 6
    Moreover, when you divide the land by lot into inheritance, you shall set apart a district for the LORD, a holy section of the land; its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits, and the width ten thousand. It shall be holy throughout its territory all around.
  10. Cross References
    Isaiah 12:6
    Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!
    Isaiah 33:20 - 22
    Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet home, A tabernacle that will not be taken down; Not one of its stakes will ever be removed, Nor will any of its cords be broken.
    Ezekiel 45:3
    So this is the district you shall measure: twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide; in it shall be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
    Ezekiel 45:4
    It shall be a holy section of the land, belonging to the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to the LORD; it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:46
    "The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD to minister to Him."
    Ezekiel 44:15
    But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from Me, they shall come near Me to minister to Me; and they shall stand before Me to offer to Me the fat and the blood," says the Lord GOD.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 44:10
    And the Levites who went far from Me, when Israel went astray, who strayed away from Me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.
    Ezekiel 44:12
    Because they ministered to them before their idols and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity, therefore I have raised My hand in an oath against them," says the Lord GOD, "that they shall bear their iniquity.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 45:4
    It shall be a holy section of the land, belonging to the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to the LORD; it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 45:5
    An area twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide shall belong to the Levites, the ministers of the temple; they shall have twenty chambers as a possession.
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 22:29
    You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.
    Leviticus 27:10
    He shall not substitute it or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good; and if he at all exchanges animal for animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy.
    Leviticus 27:28
    Nevertheless no devoted offering that a man may devote to the LORD of all that he has, both man and beast, or the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted offering is most holy to the LORD.
    Leviticus 27:33
    'He shall not inquire whether it is good or bad, nor shall he exchange it; and if he exchanges it at all, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.'"
    Ezekiel 44:30
    The best of all firstfruits of any kind, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be the priest's; also you shall give to the priest the first of your ground meal, to cause a blessing to rest on your house.
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 45:6
    You shall appoint as the property of the city an area five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand long, adjacent to the district of the holy section; it shall belong to the whole house of Israel.
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 42:20
    He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred wide, to separate the holy areas from the common.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 45:6
    You shall appoint as the property of the city an area five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand long, adjacent to the district of the holy section; it shall belong to the whole house of Israel.
  19. Cross References
    Ezekiel 34:24
    And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I, the LORD, have spoken.
    Ezekiel 45:7
    The prince shall have a section on one side and the other of the holy district and the city's property; and bordering on the holy district and the city's property, extending westward on the west side and eastward on the east side, the length shall be side by side with one of the tribal portions, from the west border to the east border.
    Ezekiel 48:22
    Moreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city which are in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the area between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall belong to the prince.
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 48:8
    By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the district which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and in length the same as one of the other portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the center.
    Ezekiel 48:10
    To these - to the priests - the holy district shall belong: on the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length, on the west ten thousand in width, on the east ten thousand in width, and on the south twenty-five thousand in length. The sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the center.
  21. Cross References
    Joshua 18:21 - 28
    Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz.
  22. Cross References
    Joshua 19:1 - 9
    The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. And their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
  23. Cross References
    Joshua 19:17 - 23
    The fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
  24. Cross References
    Joshua 19:10 - 16
    The third lot came out for the children of Zebulun according to their families, and the border of their inheritance was as far as Sarid.
  25. Cross References
    Joshua 13:24 - 28
    Moses also had given an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad according to their families.
  26. Cross References
    Genesis 14:7
    Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and attacked all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Hazezon Tamar.
    2 Chronicles 20:2
    Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are in Hazazon Tamar" (which is En Gedi).
    Ezekiel 47:19
    The south side, toward the South, shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the south side, toward the South.
  27. Cross References
    Ezekiel 47:10
    It shall be that fishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fish of the Great Sea, exceedingly many.
    Ezekiel 47:15
    This shall be the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, by the road to Hethlon, as one goes to Zedad.
    Ezekiel 47:19
    The south side, toward the South, shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the south side, toward the South.
    Ezekiel 47:20
    The west side shall be the Great Sea, from the southern boundary until one comes to a point opposite Hamath. This is the west side.
  28. Cross References
    Ezekiel 47:14
    You shall inherit it equally with one another; for I raised My hand in an oath to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance.
    Ezekiel 47:21
    Thus you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.
    Ezekiel 47:22
    It shall be that you will divide it by lot as an inheritance for yourselves, and for the strangers who dwell among you and who bear children among you. They shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
  29. Cross References
    Revelation 21:10 - 14
    And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
  30. Cross References
    Jeremiah 23:6
    In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
    Jeremiah 33:16
    In those days Judah will be saved, And Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
  31. Cross References
    Isaiah 12:6
    Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For gr...
    Isaiah 14:32
    What will they answer the messengers of the nat...
    Isaiah 24:23
    Then the moon will be disgraced And the sun ash...
    Jeremiah 3:17
    At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Thro...
    Jeremiah 8:19
    Listen! The voice, The cry of the daughter of m...
    Jeremiah 14:9
    Why should You be like a man astonished, Like a...
    Ezekiel 35:10
    Because you have said, 'These two nations and t...
    Joel 3:21
    For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshe...
    Zechariah 2:10
    Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behol...
    Revelation 21:3
    And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "B...
    Revelation 22:3
    And there shall be no more curse, but the thron...
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