Ezekiel 48:28

28 "The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, along the Brook of Egypt and then out to the Great Mediterranean 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 "Zebulun: one portion, bordering Issachar from east to west.
27 "Gad: one portion, bordering Zebulun from east to west.
28 "The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, along the Brook of Egypt and then out to the Great Mediterranean Sea.
29 "This is the land that you are to divide up among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance. These are their portions." Decree of God, the Master.
30 "These are the gates of the city. On the north side, which is 2,250 yards long
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