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Ezekiel 47:17

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So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 17

In this chapter we have, I. The vision of the holy waters, their rise, extent, depth, and healing virtue, the plenty of fish in them, and an account of the trees growing on the banks of them (Eze 47:1-12). II. An appointment of the borders of the land of Canaan, which was to be divided by lot to the tribes of Israel and the strangers that sojourned among them (Eze 47:13-23).

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Strong's Concordancev. 17

גְּבוּל (gᵉbûwl, H1366) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the… יָם (yâm, H3220) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the… חֲצַר עֵינוֹן (Chătsar ʻÊynôwn, H2703) — Chatsar-Enon, a place in Palestine דַּמֶּשֶׂק (Dammeseq, H1834) — Damascus, a city of Syria צָפוֹן (tsâphôwn, H6828) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown) חֲמָת (Chămâth, H2574) — Chamath, a place in Syria פֵּאָה (pêʼâh, H6285) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity

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Ezekiel 48:1rank 4

“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.

Numbers 34:9rank 3

continue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north.

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