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Ezekiel 48
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Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of
the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of
Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and
west; a portion for Dan. |
 (48:1) "A portion for Dan"
What were the 12 (or 13) tribes of Israel?
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| 48:2
And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion
for Asher. |
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| 48:3
And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a
portion for Naphtali. |
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| 48:4
And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a
portion for Manasseh. |
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| 48:5
And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a
portion for Ephraim. |
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| 48:6
And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side,
a portion for Reuben. |
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| 48:7
And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a
portion for Judah. |
 (48:8-35) In the exciting conclusion of the book of Ezekiel, we learn who is going to get what and what the city is
going to be named. I'm not going to spoil it for you, though. You have to read it yourself.
(48:8) "The border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be ... five and twenty thousand reeds in
breadth, and in length as one of the other parts."
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| 48:8
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall
be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in
breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto
the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
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| 48:9
The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty
thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. |
(48:9) "The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty
thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth."
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| 48:10
And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward
the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten
thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward
the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD
shall be in the midst thereof. |
(48:10) "For the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward
the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten
thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward
the south five and twenty thousand in length."
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| 48:11
It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok;
which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel
went astray, as the Levites went astray. |
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| 48:12
And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing
most holy by the border of the Levites. |
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| 48:13
And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and
twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall
be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. |
(48:13) "The Levites shall have five and
twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall
be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand."
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| 48:14
And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the
firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD. |
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| 48:15
And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five
and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling,
and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. |
(48:15) "And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five
and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city."
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| 48:16
And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and
five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the
east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand
and five hundred. |
(48:16) "The north side four thousand and
five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the
east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand
and five hundred."
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And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and
fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two
hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. |
(48:17) "And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and
fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two
hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty."
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| 48:18
And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion
shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be
over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof
shall be for food unto them that serve the city. |
(48:18) "The residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion
shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be
over against the oblation of the holy portion."
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| 48:19
And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of
Israel. |
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All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty
thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession
of the city. |
(48:20) "The oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty
thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare."
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| 48:21
And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other
of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the
five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and
westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border,
over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation;
and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof. |
(48:21) "The residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other
of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the
five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and
westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border,
over against the portions for the prince."
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| 48:22
Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of
the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the
border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince. |
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| 48:23
As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side,
Benjamin shall have a portion. |
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| 48:24
And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side,
Simeon shall have a portion. |
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And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side,
Issachar a portion. |
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And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side,
Zebulun a portion. |
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| 48:27
And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a
portion. |
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| 48:28
And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be
even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward
the great sea. |
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This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel
for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD. |
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| 48:30
And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand
and five hundred measures. |
(48:30) "These are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand
and five hundred measures."
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| 48:31
And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of
Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one
gate of Levi. |
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And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and
one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. |
(48:32) "At the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates."
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And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three
gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. |
(48:33) "At the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three
gates."
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At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates;
one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali. |
(48:34) "At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates."
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| 48:35
It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city
from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
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(48:35) "It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city
from that day shall be, The LORD is there."
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