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Division of the Land
“Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan’s territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west.
“Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan’s territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west.
Division of the Land
“Now these are the names of the tribes: From the northern border along the road to Hethlon at the entrance of Hamath, to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus northward, in the direction of Hamath, there shall be one section for Dan from its east to its west side;
“Now these are the names of the tribes: From the northern border along the road to Hethlon at the entrance of Hamath, to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus northward, in the direction of Hamath, there shall be one section for Dan from its east to its west side;
“Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and also extends from east to west.
by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, one section for Asher;
Naphtali’s land lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east to west.
by the border of Asher, from the east side to the west, one section for Naphtali;
Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west.
by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for Manasseh;
South of Manasseh is Ephraim,
by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, one section for Ephraim;
and then Reuben,
by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for Reuben;
and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west.
by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west, one section for Judah;
by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the district which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and in length the same as one of the other portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the center.
“The district that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width.
To these — to the priests — the holy district shall belong: on the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length, on the west ten thousand in width, on the east ten thousand in width, and on the south twenty-five thousand in length. The sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the center.
This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who served me faithfully and did not go astray with the people of Israel and the rest of the Levites.
It shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok, who are sanctified, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to the priests’ territory will lie the land where the other Levites will live.
And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
“Opposite the border of the priests, the Levites shall have an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width; its entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and its width ten thousand.
None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD; it is set apart as holy.
And they shall not sell or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.
“The five thousand cubits in width that remain, along the edge of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for general use by the city, for dwellings and common-land; and the city shall be in the center.
These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred.
The common-land of the city shall be: to the north two hundred and fifty cubits, to the south two hundred and fifty, to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the west two hundred and fifty.
The rest of the length, alongside the district of the holy section, shall be ten thousand cubits to the east and ten thousand to the west. It shall be adjacent to the district of the holy section, and its produce shall be food for the workers of the city.
Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it.
The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.
The entire district shall be twenty-five thousand cubits by twenty-five thousand cubits, foursquare. You shall set apart the holy district with the property of the city.
“The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to the prince. Each of these areas will be 8 1/3 miles wide, extending in opposite directions to the eastern and western borders of Israel, with the sacred lands and the sanctuary of the Temple in the center.
“The rest shall belong to the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy district and of the city’s property, next to the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy district as far as the eastern border, and westward next to the twenty-five thousand as far as the western border, adjacent to the tribal portions; it shall belong to the prince. It shall be the holy district, and the sanctuary of the [a]temple shall be in the center.
So the prince’s land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin, except for the areas set aside for the sacred lands and the city.
Moreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city which are in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the area between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall belong to the prince.
“These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin’s territory lies just south of the prince’s lands, and it extends across the entire land of Israel from east to west.
“As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section;
South of Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west.
by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon shall have one section;
Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries.
by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar shall have one section;
“Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west.
by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun shall have one section;
The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west.
by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section;
“These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe’s exclusive possession. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!
This is the land which you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” says the Lord God.
The Gates of the City
“These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1/2 miles long,
The Gates of the City and Its Name
“These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits
“These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits
there will be three gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The first will be named for Reuben, the second for Judah, and the third for Levi.
(the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel), the three gates northward: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi;
On the east wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan;
The south wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
on the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun;
And on the west wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
on the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits with their three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali.