Ezekiel 48:1-20

“This is the list of the tribes and the land they are to receive. The border follows the Hethlon road to the boundary between Damascus and Hamath. The territory for each tribe will extend all the way across the country from east to west. Starting from the north, the tribes are: Dan Asher Naphtali Manasseh Ephraim Reuben Judah.” “South of Judah, from the eastern limit to the western limit, is the special portion of holy land that you must set aside. The temple complex will stand in the center. That land will be 25,000 cubits wide and the same length as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west. The portion that you must set aside for YAHWEH must be 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. “Here is how you will divide the sacred section of land. You will give the priests a portion of land that is 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 cubits in width. The temple of YAHWEH will stand inside this area in the center. This will be for the sons of Zadok, the consecrated priests who faithfully served me. They did not join with the straying Israelites, as did the other Levites who went astray. It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion on the border of the Levites. “Alongside the border of the priests, the Levites’ portion will be 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 cubits in width. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits and 10,000 cubits in width. It is forbidden for them to sell or exchange any part of it. They are not to allow anyone else to own this special land, since it is consecrated to YAHWEH.” “The rest of the special area is 25,000 cubits long and 5,000 cubits wide. This must be for the common use of the city, for houses and pastures. In the middle will be the city of Jerusalem. The dimensions of the city will form a square with 4,500 cubits on each side. There will be an open space of 250 cubits around the perimeter of the city. “There will remain one strip of land along the sacred portion left over that will extend 10,000 cubits to the east of the city and 10,000 cubits to the west of the city. This portion will be used to grow food for the people who work in the city. And the city workers, drawn from all the tribes of Israel, will farm it. The entire portion of land you must set apart will have a total area of 25,000 cubits square, that is, the sacred portion of land for the temple together with the area for the city.