Ezekiel 48:30-35

The Gates of the City

30 "These shall be ¹the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be ² 4,500 cubits by measure,

31 ³three gates, the gate of ⁴Reuben, the gate of ⁵Judah, and the gate of ⁶Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.

32 On the east side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.

33 On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.

34 On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates,^[a] the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.

35 The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And ⁷the name of the city from that time on shall be, ⁸The LORD Is There."

Ezekiel 48:30-35 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.

Cross References

• 1. Num. 34:4, 5, 8, 9, 12; Josh. 15:4, 7, 11
• 2. [ver. 16]
• 3. [Revelation 21:12, 13]
• 4. See Deuteronomy 33:6-8
• 5. See Deuteronomy 33:6-8
• 6. See Deuteronomy 33:6-8
• 7. Isaiah 60:14; [Jeremiah 23:6; Jeremiah 33:16]
• 8. Ezekiel 35:10; Jeremiah 3:17; Joel 3:21; [Zechariah 2:10; Revelation 21:3]

Footnotes

• [a]. One Hebrew manuscript, Syriac (compare Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts their gates three