Ezekiel 48:1-9

Division of the Land

1 "Now ¹these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, beside * the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north beside * Hamath, running from east to west, ²Dan, one portion.

2 "Beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, ³Asher, one portion.

3 "Beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side, ⁴Naphtali, one portion.

4 "Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, ⁵Manasseh, one portion.

5 "Beside the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, ⁶Ephraim, one portion.

6 "Beside the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, ⁷Reuben, one portion.

7 "Beside the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, ⁸Judah, one portion.

8 "And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the allotment which you shall set apart, 25,000 * * cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the ⁹sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.

9 "The allotment that you shall set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 * * cubits in length and 10,000 * in width.

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.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 1:1
• 2. Joshua 19:40-48
• 3. Joshua 19:24-31
• 4. Joshua 19:32-39
• 5. Joshua 13:29-31; Joshua 17:1-11
• 6. Joshua 16:5-9; Joshua 17:8-10, 14-18
• 7. Joshua 13:15-21
• 8. Joshua 15:1-63; Joshua 19:9
• 9. Isaiah 12:6; Isaiah 33:20-22; Ezekiel 45:3, 4

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "at the hand of"
• [b]. Or "the entrance of Hamath"
• [c]. Lit "at the hand of"
• [d]. Lit "and there shall be to it an east and west side"
• [e]. Or "contribution", and so throughout the ch
• [f]. Lit "offer"
• [g]. Or possibly "reeds", and so throughout the ch