Ezekiel 48:1, The portions of the twelve tribes; Ezekiel 48:8, of the sanctuary; Ezekiel 48:15, of the city and suburbs; Ezekiel 48:21, and of the prince; Ezekiel 48:23, The portions of the twelve tribes; Ezekiel 48:30, The dimensions and gates of the city.
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Ezekiel 48
Ezekiel 48 — Overview
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Ezekiel 48 — OverviewEzekiel 48 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn 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…Ezekiel 48 — OverviewEzekiel 48 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter an account is given of the portions of the twelve tribes in the land of Israel; seven to the north of the sanctuary, Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben, and Judah, Eze 48:1, between which…Ezekiel 48:1-30Ezekiel 48:1-30 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here a very short and ready way taken for the dividing of the
land among the twelve tribes, not so tedious and so far about as the
way that was taken in Joshua's time; for in the distribution of…Ezekiel 48:1Ezekiel 48:1 · The Pulpit Commentary(first clause, "Now these are the names of the tribes")
Names.
The tribes are here severally named. Elsewhere whole pages of the Bible are taken up with lists of names. Let us consider the significance of this method…Ezekiel 48:1-7Ezekiel 48:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe portions north of the terumah. These should be seven, lie in parallel strips from the Mediterranean to the east border, and be allocated to the tribes of Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben, and. Judah.…Ezekiel 48:1-20Ezekiel 48:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentaryCharacteristics of the kingdom.
The kingdom of God, here symbolized "with such imperfect materials of thought and utterance as then lay within the prophet's reach," was to be one that has not yet been realized; but…