Ezekiel 48:26-35

26 "Beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, ¹Zebulun, one portion.

27 "Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, ²Gad, one portion.

28 "And beside the border of Gad, at the south side toward the south, the border shall be from ³Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh *, to the brook of Egypt, to the ⁴Great Sea.

29 "This is the ⁵land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions," declares the Lord GOD.

The City Gates

30 "These are the exits of the city: on the ⁶north side, 4,500 * * * cubits by measurement,

31 shall be the gates of the city, ⁷named * for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.

32 "On the east side, 4,500 * * * cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

33 "On the south side, 4,500 * * * cubits by measurement, shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

34 "On the west side, 4,500 * * * cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.

35 "The city shall be 18,000 * * cubits round about; and the ⁸name of the city from that day shall be, 'The ⁹LORD is there.' "

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Ezekiel 48:26-35 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 9

1. Joshua 19:10-16
2. Joshua 13:24-28
3. Genesis 14:7; 2 Chronicles 20:2; Ezekiel 47:19
4. Ezek 47:10, 15, 19, 20
5. Ezekiel 47:13-20
6. Ezekiel 48:32-34
7. Revelation 21:12, 13
8. Jeremiah 23:6; Jeremiah 33:16
9. Isaiah 12:6; Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 24:23; Jeremiah 3:17; Jeremiah 8:19; Jeremiah 14:9; Ezekiel 35:10; Joel 3:21; Zechariah 2:10; Revelation 21:3; Revelation 22:3

Footnotes 6

[a]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD
[b]. Lit "and"
[c]. Lit "according to the names of"
[d]. Lit "and"
[e]. Lit "and"
[f]. Heb "YHWH-shammah"