Ezekiel 48:6-16

6 “Reuben will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.

7 “Judah will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.

8 “Bordering the territory of Judah from east to west will be the portion you are to present as a special gift. It will be 25,000 cubits^[a] wide, and its length from east to west will equal one of the tribal portions; the sanctuary will be in the center of it.

9 “The special portion you are to offer to the LORD will be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits^[b] wide.

10 This will be the sacred portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center of it will be the sanctuary of the LORD.

11 This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites, who were faithful in serving me and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.

12 It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion, bordering the territory of the Levites.

13 “Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits.

14 They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the LORD.

15 “The remaining area, 5,000 cubits^[c] wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for the common use of the city, for houses and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it

16 and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits,^[d] the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.

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Ezekiel 48:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 48

In this chapter an account is given of the portions of the twelve tribes in the land of Israel; seven to the north of the sanctuary, Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben, and Judah, Eze 48:1-7, between which and Benjamin lay the holy portion of the land, for the sanctuary and the priests of it, and for the Levites, and for the city and its suburbs, and for the prince, Eze 48:8-22 then the portions of the other five tribes to the south of the sanctuary, Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad, Eze 48:23-29, after which the city is described by its outlets, north, east, south, and west; by its twelve gates, three at each point; by its circumference and by its name, Eze 48:30-35.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 11

1. Joshua 13:15-21
2. Joshua 15:1-63
3. ver 21
4. S Ezekiel 45:1
5. ver 21; S Ezekiel 45:3-4
6. S 2 Samuel 8:17
7. S Leviticus 8:35
8. Ezekiel 14:11; S Ezekiel 44:15
9. Ezekiel 45:5
10. S Leviticus 25:34; Leviticus 27:10,28
11. Revelation 21:16

Footnotes 4

[a]. That is, about 8 miles or about 13 kilometers; also in verses 9, 10, 13, 15, 20 and 21
[b]. That is, about 3 1/3 miles or about 5.3 kilometers; also in verses 10, 13 and 18
[c]. That is, about 1 2/3 miles or about 2.7 kilometers
[d]. That is, about 1 1/2 miles or about 2.4 kilometers; also in verses 30, 32, 33 and 34

Ezekiel 48:6-16

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Ezekiel 48:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 48

Cross References 11

Footnotes 4