Ezekiel 48
King James Version · 35 verses · 224 cross-references linking it to 108 other chapters
Explore Ezekiel 48 in the interactive map- 1Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar–enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.21 cross-references: Ezekiel 47:15–17, Joshua 19:40–47, Numbers 1:5–15, Genesis 30:3–6, 2 Samuel 24:2
- 2And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.2 cross-references: Joshua 19:24–31, Genesis 30:12–13
- 3And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.2 cross-references: Joshua 19:32–39, Genesis 30:7–8
- 4And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.7 cross-references: Joshua 17:1–11, Joshua 13:29–31, Genesis 41:51, Genesis 30:22–24, Genesis 48:14–20
- 5And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.3 cross-references: Joshua 17:8–10, Joshua 17:14–18, Joshua 16:1–10
- 6And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.3 cross-references: Joshua 13:15–21, Genesis 49:3–4, Genesis 29:32
- 7And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.3 cross-references: Joshua 15:1–63, Joshua 19:9, Genesis 29:35
- 8And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.16 cross-references: Isaiah 12:6, Isaiah 33:20–22, Ezekiel 45:1–6, Ezekiel 48:35, Colossians 2:9
- 9The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
- 10And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst thereof.10 cross-references: Ezekiel 45:4, Ezekiel 44:28, 1 Corinthians 9:13–14, Joshua 21:1–45, Matthew 10:10
- 11It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.18 cross-references: Ezekiel 44:10, Ezekiel 40:46, Matthew 24:45–46, Revelation 2:10, 1 Peter 5:4
- 12And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.3 cross-references: Ezekiel 45:4, Leviticus 27:21
- 13And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.5 cross-references: Deuteronomy 12:19, Ezekiel 45:5, Luke 10:7, Ezekiel 45:3
- 14And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the Lord.10 cross-references: Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:9–10, Leviticus 25:34, Malachi 3:8–10, Leviticus 27:32–33
- 15And 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 thereof.9 cross-references: Ezekiel 45:6, Ezekiel 42:20, Ezekiel 44:23, Ezekiel 22:26, 1 Timothy 3:15
- 16And 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.2 cross-references: Revelation 21:16
- 17And 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.
- 18And 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.5 cross-references: Ezekiel 45:6, Nehemiah 7:46–62, Joshua 9:27, Ezra 2:43–58
- 19And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.4 cross-references: 1 Kings 4:7–23, Nehemiah 11:1–36, Ezekiel 45:6
- 20All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.4 cross-references: Revelation 21:16, Hebrews 12:17
- 21And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.9 cross-references: Ezekiel 48:22, Hosea 1:11, Ezekiel 45:7–8, Ezekiel 48:10, Ezekiel 34:23–24
- 22Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
- 23As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.4 cross-references: Joshua 18:21–28, Ezekiel 48:1–7, Genesis 35:16–19
- 24And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.3 cross-references: Joshua 19:1–9, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 49:5–7
- 25And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.2 cross-references: Joshua 19:17–23, Genesis 30:14–18
- 26And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.2 cross-references: Joshua 19:10–16, Genesis 30:19–20
- 27And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.2 cross-references: Joshua 13:24–28, Genesis 30:10–11
- 28And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.15 cross-references: Ezekiel 47:19–20, 2 Chronicles 20:2, Ezekiel 47:15, Numbers 34:5, Psalms 106:32
- 29This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord God.8 cross-references: Joshua 13:1–21, Numbers 34:2, Ezekiel 47:13–22, Numbers 34:13
- 30And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.8 cross-references: Ezekiel 48:16, Ezekiel 48:32–35, Revelation 21:16
- 31And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.10 cross-references: Revelation 21:12–13, Isaiah 26:1–2, Isaiah 60:11, Revelation 21:21, Revelation 21:25
- 32And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
- 33And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
- 34At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
- 35It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.47 cross-references: Revelation 21:3, Zechariah 2:10, Revelation 22:3, Jeremiah 33:16, Isaiah 12:6
Explained connections
- The LORD is there
Ezekiel's book ends by naming the city 'The LORD is there'. Revelation's city has no temple because the Lord God and the Lamb are its temple — God's presence fills everything.
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People in Ezekiel 48
God, Benjamin, Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Manasseh, Ephraim, Zadok, Jacob, Levi, Joseph
Places in Ezekiel 48
Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Hamath, Hazar-enan, Damascus, Hethlon, East Manasseh, West Manasseh, Great Sea, Tamar, Meribah-kadesh, There