Ezekiel 48:1

Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
names	שְׁמ֣וֹת she.Mot	H8034	an appellation · noun, common feminine plural construct
tribes	הַשְּׁבָטִ֑ים ha.she.va.Tim	H7626	a scion · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
north	צָפ֡וֹנָה tza.Fo.nah	H6828	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute + directional suffix
end	מִקְצֵ֣ה mik.Tzeh	H7097	an extremity · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
coast	יַ֣ד yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct
way	דֶּֽרֶךְ de.rekh-	H1870	a road (as trodden) · noun, common both genders singular construct
Hethlon	חֶתְלֹ֣ן chet.Lon	H2855	Chethlon · proper noun, a place name
goeth	לְֽבוֹא le.Vo'-	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal infinitive construct
Hamath	חֲמָ֡ת cha.Mat	H2574	Chamath · proper noun, a place name
Hazar-enan	חֲצַ֣ר cha.Tzar	H2704	Chatsar-Enan · proper noun, a place name
border	גְּב֨וּל ge.Vul	H1366	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
Damascus	דַּמֶּ֤שֶׂק da.Me.sek	H1834	Damascus · proper noun, a place name
northward	צָפ֙וֹנָה֙ tza.Fo.nah	H6828	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute + directional suffix
coast	יַ֣ד yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct
Hamath	חֲמָ֔ת cha.Mat	H2574	Chamath · proper noun, a place name
sides	פְאַת fe.'at-	H6285	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
east	קָדִ֛ים ka.Dim	H6921	the fore or front part · noun, common masculine singular absolute
west	הַיָּ֖ם hai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
a	אֶחָֽד 'e.Chad	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
Dan	דָּ֥ן dan	H1835	Dan · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Ezekiel 47:15-17 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
Joshua 19:40-47 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
Genesis 30:3-6 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
Exodus 1:1-5 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
Numbers 1:5-15 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Numbers 13:4-15 And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Numbers 34:7-9 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
Judges 18:26-29 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

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Commentary

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 48:1

Now these are the names of the tribes - See the division mentioned Num 34:7-12, which casts much light upon this.

John Gill on Ezekiel 48:1

Now these are the names of the tribes,.... That shall inherit the land; and an account is given of each of the portions of it they shall have for an inheritance; by which are meant, not the twelve tribes of Israel literally, among whom the land was never so divided as here, either in Joshua's time, or after the captivity of Babylon, but the Christian church, or the people of Christ under the Gospel dispensation, as in Revelation 7:4, built upon the doctrine of the twelve apostles of Christ: the stranger sojourners are not here mentioned, who, according to the preceding chapter, were equally to inherit with the children of Israel, but are included; they being Israelites indeed, and fellowheir…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 48:1-8

The land assigned to the tribes was arranged in strips running east to west through the land, rather than piecemeal as it was before the Exile. This was more than simply a way of ensuring that each tribe received equal access to the various resources of the land. It aligned the land with the sacred east–west axis that was so prominent in the Temple. As in the Temple, the size and shape of the central areas were clearly defined, while those on the margins were less closely determined (see study note on 40:17-19). The four tribes most distant from the central sacred section (Dan, Asher, Naphtali, and Gad), and therefore in the least privileged position, were descended from the four sons of Jac…

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Rashi on Ezekiel 48:1

And these are the names of the tribes The arrangement of the portions they divide among themselves; the place of each one. From the northern end Dan will receive the northern border from Hazer-enan, which is at the eastern corner, until the border of Damascus (in the northwestern corner). and he shall have the eastern side to the sea i.e., from the eastern side until the sea, Dan [shall have] one portion. Now, he delineated the length but not the width. In the Baraitha of Sifrei in the portion of Ha’azinu (Deut. 32:12), [it says]: “What is the reason for stating, ‘Judah: one portion; Dan: one portion; Asher: one portion?’ It is to teach us that Israel are destined to receive the length, fr…

The Church Fathers

(Chapter 48, verses 1 onwards) And these are the names of the tribes: starting from the northern borders, near the path of Ethalon that goes to Emath, Atrium, Enon, the boundary of Damascus to the north of Emath, and it will have the eastern boundary, the sea. Dan is one tribe. And from the boundary of Dan to the eastern boundary, Asher is one tribe. And beyond the boundary of Asher to the eastern boundary, Nephthali is one tribe. And beyond the boundary of Nephthali to the eastern boundary, Manasseh is one tribe. And over the territory of Manasseh from the eastern border to the sea, Ephraim one. And over the territory of Ephraim from the eastern border to the sea, Reuben one. And over the territory of Reuben from the eastern border to the sea, Judah one. The description of the possession of the Holy Land is given, both according to the present prophecy of Ezekiel and according to the book of Numbers: now the possession of each tribe is described from the eastern border to the western border, that is, the sea. And first, the borders are taken from the north along the route of Ethalon to those going towards Emath, the courtyard or Aser-Enon bordering Damascus to the north near Emath, of which we have already spoken. And so it begins, the first portion goes to the tribe of Dan, the second to Aser, the third to Nephthali, the fourth to Manasseh, the fifth to Ephraim, the sixth to Ruben, the seventh to Judah, which is on the left side, completing the number seven. Then the firstfruits of the priests and the Levites, and the sanctuary of the Lord in the midst, and the holy of holies. The city itself is described on each side in a square, having four thousand and five hundred rods. The suburban areas of the priests and the Levites are also described in order, along with the possession of the prince. And again, on the right side, five tribes succeed from the region similarly to the East, all the way to the region of the West, of which the first is Benjamin; the second is Simeon, having its own possession specifically, and not mixed with Judah as before; the third is Issachar; the fourth is Zebulun; the fifth is Gad; and there are three gates of the city on each side; and the name of this city is contained on the golden plate on the forehead of the high priest. We will discuss all of these in their proper places. And it should be noted that the names of forty-eight…
— Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel

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Dictionary and topics

Hazar-enan — Village of fountains, a place on the north-east frontier of Palestine (Num. 34:9, 10). Some have identified it with Ayan ed-Dara in the heart of the central chain of Anti-Libanus. More probably,…
Hazer — topographically, seems generally employed for the villages of people. As a proper name it appears in the Authorized Version—
Hethlon — Wrapped up, a place on the north border of Palestine. The “way of Hethlon” (Ezek. 47:15; 48:1) is probably the pass at the end of Lebanon from the Mediterranean to the great plain of Hamath (q.v.),…
Dan · .Of Ezekiel — .Of Ezekiel
Hazar-Enan · 34:9,10; — 34:9,10;
Hethlon · A place on the northern frontier of Palestine — A place on the northern frontier of Palestine

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).