Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 47:13
Ezekiel 47:13. This shall be the border, &c. The borders described in the following part of this chapter shall be the limits or boundaries of your country; whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel By the several captivities both of Israel and Judah, the several limits or borders, belonging to the inheritance of each tribe, were obliterated and forgotten; whereupon a new boundary and division are here made of the holy land. “The allotment of the land,”... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 47:13
The ideal reallotment of the land to the twelve tribes of Israel is found in Ezekiel 47:13-48:14.The special mention of Joseph’s portions was in order to express that the twelve portions were to be exclusive of Levi’s land, which was to be provided out of the “oblation.” read more