Ezekiel 48:23-29

Portion for Other Tribes

23 "As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, ¹Benjamin, one portion.

24 "Beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, ²Simeon, one portion.

25 "Beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, ³Issachar, one portion.

26 "Beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, ⁴Zebulun, one portion.

27 "Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, ⁵Gad, one portion.

28 "And beside the border of Gad, at the south side toward the south, the border shall be from ⁶Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh *, to the brook of Egypt, to the ⁷Great Sea.

29 "This is the ⁸land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions," declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 48:23-29 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.

Cross References

• 1. Joshua 18:21-28
• 2. Joshua 19:1-9
• 3. Joshua 19:17-23
• 4. Joshua 19:10-16
• 5. Joshua 13:24-28
• 6. Genesis 14:7; 2 Chronicles 20:2; Ezekiel 47:19
• 7. Ezek 47:10, 15, 19, 20
• 8. Ezekiel 47:13-20

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD