Ezekiel 48:23

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 48:1-30

We have here a very short and ready way taken for the dividing of the land among the twelve tribes, not so tedious and so far about as the way that was taken in Joshua's time; for in the distribution of spiritual and heavenly blessings there is not that danger of murmuring and quarrelling that there is in the participation of the temporal blessings. When God gave to the labourers every one his penny those that were uneasy at it were soon put to silence with, May I not do what I will with my... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 48:23

As for the rest of the tribes ,.... Not yet mentioned, which lay to the south of the sanctuary, and are as follow: from the east side to the west side , Benjamin shall have a portion; the sons of God's right hand , who are as near and dear to him as a man's right hand is to him. Judah and Benjamin are nearest to the holy oblation, sanctuary, city, and prince; the one to the north of them, the other to the south; these tribes being faithful to God, and with his saints, when others... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 48:1-29

The distribution of the land among the several tribes . First, the portions north of the terumah ( Ezekiel 48:1-7 ); secondly, the terumah ( Ezekiel 48:8-22 ), embracing the portions of the priests and Levites ( Ezekiel 48:8-14 ), with the portions for the city ( Ezekiel 48:15-20 ) and the prince ( Ezekiel 48:21 , Ezekiel 48:22 ); and thirdly, the portions south of the city ( Ezekiel 48:23-30 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 48:1-35

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 48:23-29

As for the rest of the tribes , these should follow on the south of the city portion, in parallel tracts, from east to west— Benjamin: Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad —till the southern boundary of the land should be reached, which boundary is again defined as in Ezekiel 47:19 . Each tribe should receive, as those north of the terumah, one portion. The exact extent of this equal portion, though not stated, may be calculated— Latitude of entrance to Hamath—34° 20' Latitude of Kadesh... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 48:23-28

Ezekiel 48:23-28. As for the rest of the tribes, &c. The portion assigned for Judah being situate next to the holy portion on the north side, that assigned to Benjamin lay next to the ground allotted to the city on the south side. All these allotments ran from east to west in length, and from north to south in breadth. In the 24th and the next three verses, the four remaining tribes have their allotments assigned them, lying on the south side of the holy portion. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 48:1-29

Click image for full-size versionDivisions of the land (48:1-29)Land to the north of the specially allocated central portion (see 45:1-8) was divided into seven equal portions by drawing parallel lines from the Mediterranean Sea to the eastern boundary. Although the terrain of the country would make such a division impossible in practice, the division had meaning. It indicated a measure of equality among the tribes (for their portions were equal in area; see 47:14), though there was a... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 48:23

Benjamin. Note the positions of these five tribes in the south. See the Structure (F2), p. 1175. a = one. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 48:23-29

Tribal allotments in the south 48:23-29The tribal allotments south of this special territory would fall to Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad. This was the total land to be divided by lot and the tribes’ individual portions.The tribe of Benjamin received land next to the holy allotment, possibly because Benjamin was one of Rachel’s sons or because the Benjamites supported David (cf. 2 Samuel 19:16-17) and allied with Judah to form the Southern Kingdom. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 48:1-35

The Division of the Land and the Plan of the City(a) The Tribes (Ezekiel 48:1-7; Ezekiel 48:23-29)These were twelve in number, as the two tribes descended from Joseph (Ezekiel 47:13) made up for the exclusion of Levi. From the N. border (Ezekiel 48:1) to the S. border (Ezekiel 48:28) the country was divided into 13 parallel zones, running across it from the E. to the W. boundary. Starting from the N., seven of these were assigned in order to the tribes of Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh,... read more

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