Ezekiel 48:28

28 And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run ¹from Tamar to the waters of ²Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt^[a] to ³the Great Sea.^[b]

Ezekiel 48:28 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 48:28

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 Ezekiel 47:19).

Ezekiel 48:28 In-Context

26 Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion.

27 Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion.

28 And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea.

29 This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord GOD.

30 "These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure,

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 47:19
• 2. Ezekiel 47:19
• 3. Ezekiel 47:10; See Joshua 15:12

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew lacks of Egypt
• [b]. That is, the Mediterranean Sea