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Albert Barnes

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

Joseph Benson

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

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 47:13-23

Boundaries of the land (47:13-23)In restored Israel the land was to be divided equally among the nation’s twelve tribes. Levi had no tribal allotment, but Joseph, who received the firstborn’s blessing, had two, Ephraim and Manasseh (13-14; cf. Genesis 48:5; 1 Chronicles 5:1; 1 Chronicles 5:1).The overall boundaries of the land are given. The northern boundary went from a point near Tyre on the coast to the Jordan headwaters. The eastern boundary followed the Jordan to the southern end of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 47:13

Thus saith, &c. See note on Ezekiel 44:9 . the Lord GOD . Hebrew Adonai Jehovah. See note on Ezekiel 2:4 . Joseph. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 48:5-22 ). App-92 . shall have , Supply this Ellipsis ( App-6 ), by "shall inherit". read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 47:13

Ezekiel 47:13. This shall be the border— By the captivities of Judah and Israel, the several limits or borders belonging to the inheritance of each tribe were obliterated and forgotten; whereupon here is a new boundary and division of the Holy Land, which is to be understood in a mystical sense also. The places hereafter mentioned were the boundaries of the Holy Land, as will appear from an inspection of the map of Canaan. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 47:13

13. The redivision of the land: the boundaries. The latter are substantially the same as those given by Moses in :-; they here begin with the north, but in Numbers they begin with the south (Numbers 34:3). It is only Canaan proper, exclusive of the possession of the two and a half tribes beyond Jordan, that is here divided. Joseph . . . two portions—according to the original promise of Jacob (Genesis 48:5; Genesis 48:22). Joseph's sons were given the birthright forfeited by Reuben, the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 47:13-14

The Lord instructed the future Israelites (cf. Ezekiel 47:21) to divide the Promised Land for their inheritance. He first described the boundary around the entire land. The tribes of Joseph, namely, Ephraim and Manasseh, were to have two portions (cf. Genesis 48:5-6; Genesis 48:22). This was important to clarify at the outset because the tribe of Levi would receive another portion of the land (Ezekiel 45:1-8; Ezekiel 48:8-14). Thus the number of tribal allotments would be 12 plus the Levitical... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 47:13-23

The boundaries of Israel’s Promised Land inheritance 47:13-23Note the similarities between Ezekiel and Moses in this section that describes the division of the Promised Land. This is another part of the new constitution for the reconstituted nation of Israel that Ezekiel revealed. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 47:1-23

§ 2. The Ordinances of the New Israel (Ezekiel 40-48)This concluding section of the book is dated in the twenty-fifth year of Ezekiel's captivity, i.e. the fourteenth year after the fall of Jerusalem (572 b.c.). It is therefore thirteen years later than the previous section (Ezekiel 33-39), and, with the exception of Ezekiel 29:17-21, forms the latest part of the book. It is in the form of a vision, which is the counterpart of that in Ezekiel 8-11. There God forsook the old Temple which had... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 47:13-23

The Boundaries of the LandThis passage may be compared with Numbers 34:1-12. The N. border started from a point on the Mediterranean, and ran eastward by Hamath and other places to Hazar-enon, between Damascus and the Hauran. The E. border ran southward from here, between Gilead and the land of Israel, and followed the Jordan, ending at Tamar, S. of the Dead Sea. From Tamar the S. border ran by Meriboth-kadesh to the brook of Egypt at the SE. corner of the Mediterranean. The W. border is formed... read more

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