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Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion.
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And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, from there along the Wadi of Egypt a to the Great Sea.
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This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, says the Lord God.
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These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure,
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three gates, the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.
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On the east side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.
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On the south side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
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On the west side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates, b the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
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The circumference of the city shall be eighteen thousand cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord is There.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard Bible Version Online)
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