Ezekiel 48:33

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.

Ezekiel 48:33 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures,
&c.] The south side of the city measured just the same as the north and east sides did: and three gates;
were on that side, as on the others: one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun;
at which these tribes entered, or those they represent.

Ezekiel 48:33 In-Context

31 shall be the gates of the city, named 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 name of the city from that day shall be, 'The LORD is there.' "

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "and"