28 And by the border of Gad at the South side, toward [a]Temath, the border shall be even from [b]Tamar, unto the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, and to the [c]river, that runneth into the main sea.

29 This is the land, which ye shall distribute unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord God.

30 And these are the bounds of the city, on the North side five hundred, and four thousand measures.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:28 Which is here taken for Edom.
  2. Ezekiel 48:28 Which was Jericho the city of palm trees.
  3. Ezekiel 48:28 Meaning, Nile that runneth into the Sea, called Mediterranean.

28 “The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar(A) to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.(B)

29 “This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)

The Gates of the New City

30 “These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long,

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