Ezekiel 48
48
The Division of the Land
1#Eze 47:15–17; Jos 19:40–47Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end beside the way of Hethlon as one goes to Lebo Hamath, as far as Hazar Enan at the border of Damascus northward beside Hamath going from east to west, Dan, one portion;
2#Jos 19:24–31by the border of Dan from the east side to the west side, a portion for Asher;
3#Jos 19:32–39by the border of Asher from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Naphtali;
4#Jos 17:1–11; 13:29–31by the border of Naphtali from the east side to the west side, a portion for Manasseh;
5#Jos 17:8–10; 17:14–18by the border of Manasseh from the east side to the west side, a portion for Ephraim;
6#Jos 13:15–21by the border of Ephraim from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Reuben;
7#Jos 15:1–63; 19:9by the border of Reuben from the east side to the west side, a portion for Judah;
8#Isa 12:6; 33:20–22by the border of Judah from the east side to the west side shall be the allotment which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits#About 8 miles, or 13 kilometers; and in vv. 9, 10, 13, 15, 20, and 21. in width and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side to the west side. And the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.
9The allotment that you shall set apart to the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and ten thousand#About 31/3 miles, or 5.3 kilometers; and in vv. 10, 13, and 18. in width. 10#Eze 45:4; 44:28For them, even for the priests, shall be this holy allotment, toward the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length and toward the west ten thousand in width and toward the east ten thousand in width and toward the south twenty-five thousand cubits in length. And the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in its midst. 11#Eze 40:46; 44:10It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray as the Levites went astray. 12It shall be an allotment to them, a thing most holy, the allotment of the land by the border of the Levites.
13Opposite the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. All the length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits, and the width ten thousand. 14#Lev 27:28They shall not sell of it or exchange or alienate this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.
15#Eze 42:20; 45:6The five thousand cubits#About 12/3 miles, or 2.7 kilometers. in width that remain and the twenty-five thousand in length shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for suburbs. And the city shall be in the midst. 16#Rev 21:16These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits;#About 11/2 miles, or 2.4 kilometers; and in vv. 30, 32, 33, and 34. and the south side four thousand five hundred cubits; and on the east side four thousand five hundred cubits; and the west side four thousand five hundred cubits. 17The suburbs of the city shall be: to the north, two hundred and fifty cubits;#About 440 feet, or 135 meters. to the south, two hundred and fifty cubits; to the east, two hundred and fifty cubits; and to the west, two hundred and fifty cubits. 18The rest in length alongside the holy portion shall be ten thousand cubits eastward and ten thousand westward. And it shall be alongside the holy portion. And its increase shall be for food to those who serve the city. 19Those who serve the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. 20All the allotment shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand cubits. You shall set apart the holy allotment foursquare, with the property of the city.
21#Eze 48:22The rest shall belong to the prince, on both sides of the holy allotment and the city property, next to the twenty-five thousand cubits of the allotment toward the eastern border, and westward next to the twenty-five thousand toward the western border, next to the portions for the prince. And the holy allotment and the sanctuary of the temple shall be in its midst. 22Moreover excluding the property of the Levites and the property of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, everything between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince.
23#Jos 18:21–28As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west side, Benjamin shall have one portion.
24#Jos 19:1–9; Ge 29:33By the border of Benjamin from the east side to the west side, Simeon shall have one portion.
25#Jos 19:17–23By the border of Simeon from the east side to the west side, Issachar shall have one portion.
26#Jos 19:10–16By the border of Issachar from the east side to the west side, Zebulun shall have one portion.
27#Jos 13:24–28By the border of Zebulun from the east side to the west side, Gad shall have one portion.
28#2Ch 20:2; Eze 47:15By the border of Gad at the south side southward the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh and to the brook of Egypt toward the Mediterranean Sea.
29This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, says the Lord God.
The Gates of the New City
30#Eze 48:16These are the exits of the city on the north side, four thousand five hundred cubits by measurement. 31#Rev 21:12–13The gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
32At the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, shall be three gates: one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
33At the south side, four thousand five hundred cubits#About 11/2 miles, or 2.4 kilometers. by measurement, shall be three gates: one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
34At the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits, shall be three gates: one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
35#Jer 3:17; 33:16The circumference shall be eighteen thousand cubits.#About 6 miles, or 9.5 kilometers.
And the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord Is There.
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Ezekiel 48
48
The Division of the Land among the Tribes
1-7The northern boundary of the land runs eastwards from the Mediterranean Sea to the city of Hethlon, to Hamath Pass, to the city of Enon, to the boundary between the kingdoms of Damascus and Hamath. Each tribe is to receive one section of land extending from the eastern boundary westwards to the Mediterranean Sea,#48.1–7 One ancient translation extending… Sea; Hebrew having an eastern boundary and a western boundary. in the following order from north to south:
Dan
Asher
Naphtali
Manasseh
Ephraim
Reuben
Judah.
The Special Section in the Centre of the Land
8The next section of the land is to be set apart for special use. It is to be 12.5 kilometres wide from north to south, and the same length from east to west as the sections given to the tribes. The Temple will be in this section.
9In the centre of this section, a special area 12.5 kilometres by ten kilometres#48.9 Probable text (see 45.1) ten kilometres; Hebrew five kilometres. is to be dedicated to the LORD. 10The priests are to have a portion of this holy area. From east to west their portion is to measure 12.5 kilometres, and from north to south, five kilometres. The Temple of the LORD is to be in the middle of this area. 11This holy area is to be for the priests who are descendants of Zadok. They served me faithfully and did not join the rest of the Israelites in doing wrong, as the other members of the tribe of Levi did. 12So they are to have a special area next to the area belonging to the Levites, and it will be the holiest of all. 13The Levites also are to have a special area, south of that of the priests. It too is to be 12.5 kilometres from east to west, by five kilometres from north to south. 14The area dedicated to the LORD is the best part of all the land, and none of it may be sold or exchanged or transferred to anyone else. It is holy and belongs to the LORD.
15The part of the special area that is left, 12.5 kilometres by 2.5 kilometres, is not holy, but is for the general use of the people. They may live there and use the land. The city is to be in the centre of it, 16and it will be a square, measuring 2,250 metres on each side. 17All round the city on each side there will be an open space 125 metres across. 18The land that is left after the city has been built in the area immediately to the south of the holy area — five kilometres by 2.5 kilometres on the east and five kilometres by 2.5 kilometres on the west — is to be used as farm land by the people who live in the city. 19Anyone who lives in the city, no matter which tribe he comes from, may farm that land.
20And so the total area in the centre of the section which was set apart will be a square measuring 12.5 kilometres on each side, and it will include the area occupied by the city.
21-22To the east and to the west of this area which contains the Temple, the priests' land, the Levites' land, and the city, the remaining land belongs to the ruling prince. It extends eastwards to the eastern boundary and westwards to the Mediterranean Sea, and is bounded on the north by the section belonging to Judah and on the south by the section belonging to Benjamin.
Land for the Other Tribes
23-27South of this special section, each of the remaining tribes is to receive one section of land running from the eastern boundary westwards to the Mediterranean Sea, in the following order from north to south:
Benjamin
Simeon
Issachar
Zebulun
Gad.
28On the south side of the portion given to the tribe of Gad, the boundary runs south-west from Tamar to the oasis of Kadesh, and then north-west along the Egyptian border to the Mediterranean Sea.
29The Sovereign LORD said, “That is the way the land is to be divided into sections for the tribes of Israel to possess.”
The Gates of Jerusalem
30-34 #
Rev 21.12–13
There are twelve entrances to the city of Jerusalem. Each of the four walls measures 2,250 metres and has three gates in it, each named after one of the tribes. The gates in the north wall are named after Reuben, Judah, and Levi; those in the east wall, after Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan; those in the south wall, after Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun; and those in the west wall are named after Gad, Asher, and Naphtali. 35The total length of the wall on all four sides of the city is 9,000 metres. The name of the city from now on will be, “The-LORD-is-Here!”
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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.