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Of this measure you shall measure the length of twenty-five thousand cubits and the width of ten thousand cubits.[a] And in it shall be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who shall come near to minister to the Lord. And it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. An area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the temple, and for their possession cities in which to dwell.

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  1. Ezekiel 45:3 About 3⅓ miles, or 5.3 kilometers.

In the sacred district, measure off a section 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits[a] wide. In it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. It will be the sacred portion of the land for the priests,(A) who minister in the sanctuary and who draw near to minister before the Lord. It will be a place for their houses as well as a holy place for the sanctuary.(B) An area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide will belong to the Levites, who serve in the temple, as their possession for towns to live in.[b](C)

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  1. Ezekiel 45:3 That is, about 3 1/3 miles or about 5.3 kilometers; also in verse 5
  2. Ezekiel 45:5 Septuagint; Hebrew temple; they will have as their possession 20 rooms