Ezekiel 48:17

17 The city is to have outside it a border of land 440 feet wide on each side - north, south, east and west.

Ezekiel 48:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 48:17

And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two
hundred and fifty
That is, so many reeds: and toward the south two hundred and fifty;
which make five hundred; and these being added to four thousand five hundred, north and south, make five thousand: and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two
hundred and fifty;
which being added to four thousand five hundred, east and west, make five thousand; and so an equilateral square on each side, length and breadth.

Ezekiel 48:17 In-Context

15 "'The 5,000 [cubits, that is, the one-and-a-half miles] that are left of the width is to be for the common use of the city, for housing and for open fields. The city will be inside it.
16 and will measure 4,500 cubits [just under one-and-a-half miles] along each of its sides - north, south, east and west.
17 The city is to have outside it a border of land 440 feet wide on each side - north, south, east and west.
18 A strip next to the holy offering extending three [miles] to the east and three to the west is to be left. This area by the holy offering is to be used to grow food for those serving the city.
19 The people from all the tribes of Isra'el who serve in the city will farm it.
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