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Ezekiel 48:33

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On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 33

In this chapter we have particular directions given for the distribution of the land, of which we had the metes and bounds assigned in the foregoing chapter. I. The portions of the twelve tribes, seven to the north of the sanctuary (Eze 48:1-7) and five to the south (Eze 48:23-29). II. The allotment of land for the sanctuary, and the priests (Eze 48:8-11), for the Levites (Eze 48:12-14), for the city (Eze 48:15-20), and for the prince (Eze 48:21, Eze 48:22). Much of this we had before, ch. 45. III. A plan of the city, its gates, and the new name given to it (v. 30-35), which seals up, and concludes, the vision and prophecy of this book.

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Strong's Concordancev. 33

נֶגֶב (negeb, H5045) — the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah,… פֵּאָה (pêʼâh, H6285) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity אַרְבַּע (ʼarbaʻ, H702) — four אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, H505) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as… חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh, H2568) — five מֵאָה (mêʼâh, H3967) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction מִדָּה (middâh, H4060) — properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard);… שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh, H7969) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice שַׁעַר (shaʻar, H8179) — an opening, i.e. door or gate אֶחָד (ʼechâd, H259) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʻôwn, H8095) — Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him יִשָּׂשכָר (Yissâˢkâr, H3485) — Jissaskar, a son of Jacob זְבוּלוּן (Zᵉbûwlûwn, H2074) — Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe

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