Ezekiel 47:13-15

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Borders of the Land

¹³ This is what the Lord God says: “These are the borders of the land to be divided for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph will have two parts of land [^Cthe tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph’s two sons adopted by Jacob (Gen. 48:17–20)]. ¹⁴ You will divide the land equally. I ·promised [vowed; ^Lswore with uplifted hand] to give it to your ·ancestors [fathers], so this land will ·belong to you as family property [become your inheritance].

¹⁵ “This will be the ·border line [boundary] of the land: “On the north side it will start at the ·Mediterranean [^LGreat] Sea. It will go through Hethlon, toward ·Lebo Hamath [or Lebo of Hamath; ^Coften identified as the northern limit of Israel; Num. 13:21; Josh. 13:5; 1 Kin. 8:65] and on to the towns of Zedad,