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Ezekiel 48:7-9
Evangelical Heritage Version
Ezekiel 48:7-9
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 South of the boundary of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, there is to be one portion for Judah.
The Central Holy Area
8 South of the boundary of Judah, from the east side to the west side, will be the special contribution you are to devote to special use. Its north-to-south width is twenty-five thousand cubits,[a] and its east-to-west length is equal to one of the tribal portions from the eastern side of the land to the western side.[b] The sanctuary will be in the midst of it.[c]
The Place for the Temple
9 The contribution you are to devote to the Lord is to be twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand cubits wide.[d]
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- Ezekiel 48:8 A little more than 8 miles
- Ezekiel 48:8 In the center of the holy area is a square 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. East and west of this square is land for the prince.
- Ezekiel 48:8 Most interpreters believe that the sanctuary is not in the middle of the whole square, but in the middle of the priests’ portion of the square. See verse 10.
- Ezekiel 48:9 A little more than 8 miles by 3 miles in size, this portion is located along the north edge of the square.
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