Ezekiel 48

Dividing the Land

1 “These are the areas of the tribes named here: Dan will have one share at the northern border. It will go from the sea through Hethlon to Lebo Hamath, all the way to Hazar Enan, where Damascus lies to the north. It will stop there next to Hamath. This will be Dan’s northern border from the east side to the Mediterranean Sea on the west side.

2 “South of Dan’s border, Asher will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

3 “South of Asher’s border, Naphtali will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

4 “South of Naphtali’s border, Manasseh will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

5 “South of Manasseh’s border, Ephraim will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

6 “South of Ephraim’s border, Reuben will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

7 “South of Reuben’s border, Judah will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

8 “South of Judah’s border will be the holy area which you are to give. It will be about seven miles wide and as long and wide as one of the tribes’ shares. It will run from the east side to the west side. The Temple will be in the middle of this area.
9 “The share which you will give the Lord will be about seven miles long and three miles wide.10 The holy area will be divided among these people. The priests will have land about seven miles long on the north and south sides, and three miles wide on the west and east sides. The Temple of the Lord will be in the middle of it.11 This land is for the priests who are given the holy duty of serving the Lord. They are the descendants of Zadok who did my work and did not leave me when Israel and the Levites left me.

12 They will have as their share a very holy part of the holy portion of the land. It will be next to the land of the Levites.
13 “Alongside the land for the priests, the Levites will have a share about seven miles long and three miles wide; its full length will be about seven miles and its full width about three miles.

14 The Levites are not to sell or trade any of this land. They are not to let anyone else own any of this best part of the land, because it belongs to the Lord.

City Property

15 “The rest of the area will be about one and one-half miles wide and seven miles long. It will not be holy but will belong to the city and be used for homes and pastures. The city will be in the middle of it.16 These are the city’s measurements: the north side will be about one mile, the south side about one mile, the east side about one mile, and the west side about one mile.17 The city’s land for pastures will be about four hundred thirty-seven feet on the north, four hundred thirty-seven feet on the south, four hundred thirty-seven feet on the east, and four hundred thirty-seven feet on the west.18 Along the long side of the holy area there will be left three miles on the east and three miles on the west. It will be used to grow food for the city workers.19 The city workers from all the tribes of Israel will farm this land.

20 This whole area will be square, seven miles by seven miles. You shall give to the Lord the holy share along with the city property.
21 “Land that is left over on both sides of the holy area and city property will belong to the ruler. That land will extend east of the holy area to the eastern border and west of it to the Mediterranean Sea. Both of these areas run the length of the lands of the tribes, and they belong to the ruler. The holy area with the Holy Place of the Temple will be in the middle.

22 The Levites’ land and the city property will be in the middle of the lands belonging to the ruler. Those lands will be between Judah’s border and Benjamin’s border.

The Other Tribes’ Land

23 “Here is what the rest of the tribes will receive: Benjamin will have one share. It will go from the east side to the Mediterranean Sea on the west side.

24 “South of Benjamin’s land, Simeon will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

25 “South of Simeon’s land, Issachar will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

26 “South of Issachar’s land, Zebulun will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

27 “South of Zebulun’s land, Gad will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

28 “The southern border of Gad’s land will go east from Tamar on the Dead Sea to the waters of Meribah Kadesh. Then it will run along the brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.

29 “This is the land you will divide among the tribes of Israel to be their shares,” says the Lord God.

The Gates of the City

30 “These will be the outside borders of the city: The north side will measure more than one mile.

31 There will be three gates facing north: Reuben’s Gate, Judah’s Gate, and Levi’s Gate, named for the tribes of Israel.

32 “The east side will measure more than one mile. There will be three gates facing east: Joseph’s Gate, Benjamin’s Gate, and Dan’s Gate.

33 “The south side will measure more than one mile. There will be three gates facing south: Simeon’s Gate, Issachar’s Gate, and Zebulun’s Gate.

34 “The west side will measure more than one mile. There will be three gates facing west: Gad’s Gate, Asher’s Gate, and Naphtali’s Gate.
35 “The city will measure about six miles around. From then on the name of the city will be The Lord Is There.”

Ezekiel 48

The Tribal Portions

1 “These are the names of the tribes: From the northern end beside the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath), extending from the east side to the west, Dan will have one portion.2 Next to the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, Ashers will have one portion.3 Next to the border of Asher from the east side to the west, Naphtali will have one portion.4 Next to the border of Naphtali from the east side to the west, Manasseh will have one portion.5 Next to the border of Manasseh from the east side to the west, Ephraim will have one portion.6 Next to the border of Ephraim from the east side to the west, Reuben will have one portion.

7 Next to the border of Reuben from the east side to the west, Judahs will have one portion.
8 “Next to the border of Judah from the east side to the west will be the allotment you must set apart. It is to be eight and a quarter milest wide, and the same length as one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west; the sanctuary will be in the middle of it.9 The allotment you set apart to the Lord will be eight and a quarter milest in length and three and one-third milest in width.10 These will be the allotments for the holy portion: for the priests, toward the north eight and a quarter milest in length, toward the west three and one-third milest in width, toward the east three and one-third milest in width, and toward the south eight and a quarter milest in length; the sanctuary of the Lord will be in the middle.11 This will be for the priests who are set apart from the descendants of Zadok who kept my charge and did not go astray when the people of Israel strayed off, like the Levites did.t

12 It will be their portion from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, next to the border of the Levites.
13 “Alongside the border of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment eight and a quarter milest in length and three and one-third milest in width. The whole length will be eight and a quarter milest and the width three and one-third miles.t

14 They must not sell or exchange any of it; they must not transfer this choice portion of land, for it is set apartt to the Lord.
15 “The remainder, one and two-thirds milest in width and eight and a quarter milest in length, will be for common use by the city, for houses and for open space. The city will be in the middle of it;16 these will be its measurements: The north side will be one and one-half miles,t the south side one and one-half miles, the east side one and one-half miles, and the west side one and one-half miles.17 The city will have open spaces: On the north there will be 437½ feet,t on the south 437½ feet, on the east 437½ feet, and on the west 437½ feet.18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment will be three and one-third milest to the east and three and one-third miles toward the west, and it will be beside the holy allotment. Its produce will be for food for the workers of the city.19 The workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.

20 The whole allotment will be eight and a quarter milest square, you must set apart the holy allotment with the possession of the city.
21 “The rest, on both sides of the holy allotment and the property of the city, will belong to the prince. Extending from the eight and a quarter milest of the holy allotment to the east border, and westward from the eight and a quarter milest to the west border, alongside the portions, it will belong to the prince. The holy allotment and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it.

22 The property of the Levites and of the city will be in the middle of that which belongs to the prince. The portion between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin will be for the prince.
23 “As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west side, Benjamin will have one portion.24 Next to the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon will have one portion.25 Next to the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar will have one portion.26 Next to the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun will have one portion.27 Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have one portion.28 Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the Stream of Egyptt and on to the Great Sea.

29 This is the land which you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the sovereign Lord.
30 “These are the exits of the city: On the north side, one and one-half milest by measure,31 the gates of the citys will be named for the tribes of Israel; there will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi.32 On the east side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan.33 On the south side, one and one-half miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun.34 On the west side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali.

35 The circumference of the city will be six miles.t The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The Lord Is There.’”s