Ezekiel 48:1-8

The Tribal Portions

48:1 “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. 48:2 Next to the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher ¹  will have one portion. 48:3 Next to the border of Asher from the east side to the west, Naphtali will have one portion. 48:4 Next to the border of Naphtali from the east side to the west, Manasseh will have one portion. 48:5 Next to the border of Manasseh from the east side to the west, Ephraim will have one portion. 48:6 Next to the border of Ephraim from the east side to the west, Reuben will have one portion. 48:7 Next to the border of Reuben from the east side to the west, Judah ²  will have one portion.

48:8 “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 miles ³  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.

[48:2]  ¹ sn The tribes descended from Jacob’s maidservants are placed farthest from the sanctuary. See Gen 30.

[48:7]  ¹ sn The tribe from which the Davidic prince would come is given the most prestigious allotment (see Gen 49:8-12).

[48:8]  ¹ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).