Ezekiel 48:1-9

1 These are the tribes' names: Beginning at the north, along the Hethlon road from Lebo-hamath to Hazar-enon, the boundary of Damascus with Hamath to the north, from the eastern border to the western border: Dan, one portion.

2 Along the boundary of Dan from the eastern border to the western border: Asher, one portion.

3 Along the boundary of Asher from the eastern border to the western border: Naphtali, one portion.

4 Along the boundary of Naphtali from the eastern border to the western border: Manasseh, one portion.

5 Along the boundary of Manasseh from the eastern border to the western border: Ephraim, one portion.

6 Along the boundary of Ephraim from the eastern border to the western border: Reuben, one portion.

7 Along the boundary of Reuben from the eastern border to the western border: Judah, one portion.

8 Along the boundary of Judah from the eastern border to the western border will be the portion that you will set aside, 7.1 miles wide and the length of a tribal portion from the eastern border to the western border. The sanctuary is in its center.

9 The portion that you will set aside for the LORD will be 7.1 miles long and 5.68 miles wide.

Ezekiel 48:1-9 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Cf LXX and Ezek 45:1; MT ten thousand ammah equals 2.84 miles.