Ezekiel 48:1
Now these are the names of the tribes: from the north end, from the west on the way of Hethlon to the way into Hamath, in the direction of Hazar-enon, with the limit of Damascus to the north, by Hamath; and on the limit from the east side to the west side: Dan, one part.
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2And on the limit of Dan, from the east side to the west side: Asher, one part.
Cross References
Exodus 1:1Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt; every man and his family came with Jacob.
Numbers 13:4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, the son of Zaccur.
Joshua 19:40For the tribe of Dan by their families the seventh heritage came out;
Judges 18:26Then the children of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he, he went back to his house.
1 Kings 12:28So after taking thought the king made two oxen of gold; and he said to the people, You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; see! these are your gods, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 47:15And this is to be the limit of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea, in the direction of Hethlon, as far as the way into Hamath;
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 →