Ezekiel 48:23
South of that special area, each of the other tribes must be allotted one portion of land that extends from the eastern boundary of Israel west to the Mediterranean Sea. Beginning at the north will be land for the tribe of Benjamin.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
In Context
24South of their land will be the territory for the tribe of Simeon.
Cross References
Joshua 18:11The first tribe that was allotted land was the tribe of Benjamin. Each clan in that tribe was allotted some of the land that was between the area that was allotted to the tribe of Judah and the area that was allotted to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.
Ezekiel 48:1“Here is a list of the tribes of Israel and the territory that each tribe is to receive: The tribe of Dan will be allotted land at the northern boundary of Israel: It will extend east from the Mediterranean Sea east to Hethlon city, then from there to Hamath Pass, and on to the town of Hazar-Enan south of Damascus, between Damascus and Hamath. The tribe of Dan will receive land on the northern border of Israel from the eastern end of the country west to the Mediterranean Sea.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 48:2-31
The Division of the Land. ( b. c. 574.) 1 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, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan. 2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher. 3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali. 4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the… Read the whole commentary →