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The City Once More

30 These are the outside boundaries of the city.

The north side is four thousand five hundred cubits long. 31 The gates of the city are named after the tribes of Israel. Three gates are located on the north: one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, and one gate of Levi.

32 On the east side, which is four thousand five hundred cubits long, there are three gates: one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, and one gate of Dan.

33 On the south side, which is four thousand five hundred cubits long, there are three gates: one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, and one gate of Zebulun.

34 On the west side, which is four thousand five hundred cubits long, their gates are three: one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, and one gate of Naphtali.

35 The perimeter of the city is eighteen thousand cubits,[a] and the name of the city from that day on is “The Lord Is There.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:35 About 6 miles

30 And these shall be the exits of the city: From[a] the north side,[b] four thousand and five hundred cubits [c] by measurement. 31 And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates to the north, the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one. 32 And on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits,[d] and three gates, and so the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. 33 And on the south side, four thousand five hundred cubits[e] by measurement, and so three gates, the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. 34 And on the west[f] side, four thousand five hundred cubits,[g] and their gates three, the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one. 35 All around the city is eighteen thousand cubits,[h] and the name of the city from that day is “Yahweh Is There”!

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:30 Or “on” or “along”
  2. Ezekiel 48:30 Literally “the side of the north”
  3. Ezekiel 48:30 That is, 1.5 miles
  4. Ezekiel 48:32 That is, 1.5 miles
  5. Ezekiel 48:33 That is, 1.5 miles
  6. Ezekiel 48:34 Or “sea”
  7. Ezekiel 48:34 That is, 1.5 miles
  8. Ezekiel 48:35 That is, 6 miles