Ezekiel 47:16

16 Hamath, Béroth et Sibraïm, entre la frontière de Damas et celle de Hamath, Hatser-Hatthicon vers la frontière de Havran;

Ezekiel 47:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 47:16

Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim
The line of the northern border should be drawn on by Hamath, the same with Antiochia in Syria, since called Epiphania, as Jerom observes, from Antiochus Epiphanies; and go on by Berothah, a city of Hadadezer king of Zobah, ( 2 Samuel 8:8 ) , the same with the Barothena of Ptolemy ^F17, placed by him in Syria; and from thence the line would be carried on to Sibraim, a city in Arabia Deserta: which is between the border of Damascus;
the chief city in Syria: and the border of Hamath; before mentioned. Calmet ^F18 imagines it to be that which Ishmael Abulfeda calls Hovvarin; which he says is a village of the country of Ems or Hamath, to the southeast of the city. Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran;
this seems to be explanative of Sibraim, which lay between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; and therefore is called the middle town or village, as "Hazarhatticon" signifies; and lay by the coast of Hauran, which Jerom calls a town of Damascus, with which it is mentioned, ( Ezekiel 47:18 ) , from whence the country adjacent is called Auranitis, as this place is here by the Septuagint. The Targum calls Hazar the fish pool of the Agbeans; but for what reason, and what is meant by it, I know not.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 Geograph. l. 5. c. 19.
F18 Dictionary, in the word "Sibraim".

Ezekiel 47:16 In-Context

14 Vous en aurez tous également la possession, parce que j'ai promis, la main levée, de le donner à vos pères, et ce pays-là vous tombera en partage.

15 Voici la frontière du pays du côté du Nord: depuis la grande mer, le chemin de Hethlon jusqu'à Tsédad,

16 Hamath, Béroth et Sibraïm, entre la frontière de Damas et celle de Hamath, Hatser-Hatthicon vers la frontière de Havran;

17 Ainsi la frontière sera, depuis la mer, Hatsar-Énon, la frontière de Damas, Tsaphon au Nord et la frontière de Hamath; ce sera le côté septentrional.

18 Le côté oriental s'étendra entre Havran, Damas, Galaad et le pays d'Israël, le long du Jourdain; vous mesurerez depuis la frontière septentrionale jusqu'à la mer orientale; ce sera le côté oriental.