The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

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Ezekiel 47:22 (KJV)

And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you,
which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall
have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

 

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Ezekiel 47:23 (KJV)

And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord God.

 

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Ezekiel 48:1 (NIV)

‘These are the tribes, listed by name: at the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion; it will follow the Hethlon road to Lebo Hamath; Hazar Enan and the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath will be part of its border from the east side to the west side.

 

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Ezekiel 48:2 (NIV)

‘Asher will have one portion; it will border the territory of Dan from east to west.

 

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Ezekiel 48:3 (NIV)

‘Naphtali will have one portion; it will border the territory of Asher from east to west.

 

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Ezekiel 48:4 (NIV)

‘Manasseh will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.

 

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Ezekiel 48:5 (NIV)

Ephraim will have one portion; it will border the territory of Manasseh from east to west.

 

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Ezekiel 48:6 (NIV)

‘Reuben will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.

 

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Ezekiel 48:7 (NIV)

‘Judah will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.

 

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Ezekiel 48:8 (NIV)

‘Bordering the territory of Judah from east to west will be the portion you are to present as a special gift. It will be 25,000 cubits
wide, and its length from east to west will equal one of the tribal portions; the sanctuary will be in the centre of it.

 

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Ezekiel 48:9 (NIV)

‘The special portion you are to offer to the Lord will be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.

 

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Ezekiel 48:10 (NIV)

This will be the sacred portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side,
10,000 cubits wide on the east side and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the centre of it will be the sanctuary of the Lord.

 

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Ezekiel 48:11 (NIV)

This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites, who were faithful in serving me and did not go astray as the Levites did
when the Israelites went astray.

 

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Ezekiel 48:12 (NIV)

It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion, bordering the territory of the Levites.

 

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Ezekiel 48:13 (NIV)

‘Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites will be allotted a portion of land 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits.

 

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Ezekiel 48:14 (NIV)

They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the Lord.

 

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Ezekiel 48:15 (NIV)

‘The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for the common use of the city, for houses and for pasture-land.
The city will be in the centre of it

 

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Ezekiel 48:16 (NIV)

and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits,
and the west side 4,500 cubits.

 

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Ezekiel 48:17 (NIV)

The pasture-land for the city will be 250 cubits on the north, 250 cubits on the south, 250 cubits on the east, and 250 cubits on the west.

 

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Ezekiel 48:18 (NIV)

What remains of the area, bordering on the sacred portion and running the length of it, will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and
10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.