Ezekiel 48:1
Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath, (and they shall have their sides east [and] west), Dan,
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2And by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one [portion].
Cross References
Exodus 1:1Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt (every man and his household who came with Jacob):
Numbers 13:4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;
Joshua 19:40The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families.
Judges 18:26And the sons of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.
1 Kings 12:28Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 47:15And this shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad,
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 48:1
In this chapter we have particular directions given for the distribution of the land, of which we had the metes and bounds assigned in the foregoing chapter. I. The portions of the twelve tribes, seven to the north of the sanctuary ( ver. 1-7 ) and five to the south, ver. 23-29 . II. The allotment of land for the sanctuary, and the priests ( ver. 8-11 ), for the Levites ( ver. 12-14 ), for the city ( ver. 15-20 ), and for the prince, ver. 21, 22 . Much of this we had before, ch. xlv. III. A plan of the city, its… Read the whole commentary →