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Ezekiel 48:17 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. "
Ezekiel 48:17
Verse in Context
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And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst
And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
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Ezekiel 48:1
"Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan."
Ezekiel 48:2
"And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher."
Ezekiel 48:3
"And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali."
Ezekiel 48:4
"And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh."
Ezekiel 48:5
"And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim."
Ezekiel 48:6
"And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben."
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