Ezekiel 45:1-7

Israel Fully Restored

1 “ ‘When you allot the land as an inheritance, you are to present to the LORD a portion of the land as a sacred district, 25,000 cubits[a] long and 20,000[b] cubits[c] wide; the entire area will be holy.
2 Of this, a section 500 cubits[d] square is to be for the sanctuary, with 50 cubits[e] around it for open land.
3 In the sacred district, measure off a section 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits[f] wide. In it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
4 It will be the sacred portion of the land for the priests, who minister in the sanctuary and who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses as well as a holy place for the sanctuary.
5 An area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide will belong to the Levites, who serve in the temple, as their possession for towns to live in.[g]
6 “ ‘You are to give the city as its property an area 5,000 cubits[h] wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjoining the sacred portion; it will belong to all Israel.
7 “ ‘The prince will have the land bordering each side of the area formed by the sacred district and the property of the city. It will extend westward from the west side and eastward from the east side, running lengthwise from the western to the eastern border parallel to one of the tribal portions.

Cross References 8

  • 1. S Numbers 34:13; Ezekiel 47:21-22
  • 2. Eze 48:8-9,29
  • 3. Ezekiel 42:20
  • 4. S Ezekiel 40:46
  • 5. Ezekiel 48:10-11
  • 6. Ezekiel 48:13
  • 7. Ezekiel 48:15-18
  • 8. Ezekiel 48:21

Footnotes 8

  • [a]. That is, about 8 miles or about 13 kilometers; also in verses 3, 5 and 6
  • [b]. Septuagint (see also verses 3 and 5 and 48:9); Hebrew "10,000"
  • [c]. That is, about 6 1/2 miles or about 11 kilometers
  • [d]. That is, about 875 feet or about 265 meters
  • [e]. That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters
  • [f]. That is, about 3 1/3 miles or about 5.3 kilometers; also in verse 5
  • [g]. Septuagint; Hebrew "temple; they will have as their possession 20 rooms"
  • [h]. That is, about 1 2/3 miles or about 2.7 kilometers
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