Ezekiel 48:28

28 and next to the territory of Gad, to [the] side of [the] south, {southward}; and [the] territory will be from Tamar [to] the waters of Meribath Kadesh, [toward] the wadi, [on] to the Great Sea.

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 and next to the territory of Issachar, from [the] side of [the] east up to [the] side of [the] sea, Zebulun one [portion];

27 and next to the territory of Zebulun, from [the] side of [the] east up to [the] side of [the] sea, Gad one [portion];

28 and next to the territory of Gad, to [the] side of [the] south, {southward}; and [the] territory will be from Tamar [to] the waters of Meribath Kadesh, [toward] the wadi, [on] to the Great Sea.

29 This [is] the land that you shall allot as [an] inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these [are] their portions," {declares} the Lord Yahweh.

30 And these [shall be] the exits of the city: From {the north side}, four thousand and five hundred [cubits] [by] measurement.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "south"
• [b]. That is, the Wadi of Egypt
• [c]. That is, the Mediterranean