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The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan’s territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and also extends from east to west. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Naphtali’s land lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east to west. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>South of Manasseh is Ephraim, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and then Reuben, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“South of Judah is the land set aside for a special purpose. It will be 8 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> wide and will extend as far east and west as the tribal territories, with the Temple at the center.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“The area set aside for the LORD’s Temple will be 8 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles long and 6 <span class="sup">2</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles wide.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles long by 3 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles wide,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> with the LORD’s Temple at the center. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who served me faithfully and did not go astray with the people of Israel and the rest of the Levites. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to the priests’ territory will lie the land where the other Levites will live.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests—8 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles long and 3 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles long by 6 <span class="sup">2</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles wide.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD; it is set apart as holy.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“An additional strip of land 8 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles long by 1 <span class="sup">2</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles wide,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a> south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use—homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at the center. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The city will measure 1 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">2</span> miles<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a> on each side—north, south, east, and west. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">g</span></a> in every direction. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles to the east and 3 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles to the west<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">h</span></a> along the border of the sacred area. This farmland will produce food for the people working in the city. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>This entire area—including the sacred lands and the city—is a square that measures 8 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">i</span></a> on each side.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to the prince. Each of these areas will be 8 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span> miles wide, extending in opposite directions to the eastern and western borders of Israel, with the sacred lands and the sanctuary of the Temple in the center. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>So the prince’s land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin, except for the areas set aside for the sacred lands and the city.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin’s territory lies just south of the prince’s lands, and it extends across the entire land of Israel from east to west. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>South of Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">j</span></a> and then follows the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">k</span></a></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe’s exclusive possession. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!</p><p class="hdg">The Gates of the City</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>“These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">2</span> miles long, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>there will be three gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The first will be named for Reuben, the second for Judah, and the third for Levi. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>On the east wall, also 1 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">2</span> miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>The south wall, also 1 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">2</span> miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And on the west wall, also 1 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">2</span> miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/48-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>“The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">l</span></a> And from that day the name of the city will be ‘The LORD Is There.’<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">m</span></a>”</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:8 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">25,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [13.3 kilometers].</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:9 </span><span class="ft">As in one Greek manuscript and the Greek reading in 45:1: </span><span class="it">25,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [13.3 kilometers] </span><span class="it">long and 20,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [10.6 kilometers] </span><span class="it">wide;</span><span class="ft"> Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">25,000 [cubits] long and 10,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [3</span><span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">3</span><span class="ft"> miles or 5.3 kilometers] </span><span class="it">wide.</span><span class="ft"> Similarly in 48:13b. Compare 45:1-5; 48:10-13.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:10 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">25,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [13.3 kilometers] </span><span class="it">long by 10,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [5.3 kilometers] </span><span class="it">wide;</span><span class="ft"> also in 48:13a.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:13 </span><span class="ft">See note on 48:9.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:15 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">25,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [13.3 kilometers] </span><span class="it">long by 5,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [2.65 kilometers] </span><span class="it">wide.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:16 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">4,500 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [2.4 kilometers]; also in 48:30, 32, 33, 34.</span><br><span class="fn">g</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:17 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">250 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [133 meters].</span><br><span class="fn">h</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:18 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">10,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [5.3 kilometers] </span><span class="it">to the east and 10,000 [cubits] to the west.</span><br><span class="fn">i</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:20 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">25,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [13.3 kilometers]; also in 48:21.</span><br><span class="fn">j</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:28a </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">waters of Meribath-kadesh.</span><br><span class="fn">k</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:28b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the Great Sea.</span><br><span class="fn">l</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:35a </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">18,000 [cubits]</span><span class="ft"> [9.6 kilometers].</span><br><span class="fn">m</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:35b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Yahweh Shammah.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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