Ezekiel 48:28

28 The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt ^[a] and out to the Great Sea. ^[b]

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 will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west.

27 And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west.

28 The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea.

29 This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.

30 “These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,

Footnotes

• [a] Hebrew does not include of Egypt.
• [b] That is, the Mediterranean Sea