Bible Strands
Ezekiel 47:15
This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel records the precise territorial limits of the restored inheritance while describing the temple's eastern gate. The prophet addresses the exiled community to confirm the exact coordinates of the promised land.
The words — גְּב֣וּל הָ/אָ֑רֶץ (ge.Vul ha.'A.retz) literally means "the boundary of the land," establishing a fixed territorial edge. לִ/פְאַ֨ת צָפ֜וֹנָֽה (li/f.'At tza.Fo.na/h) translates to "to the north side," anchoring the description to a specific cardinal direction.
The thread — This northern boundary line appears in Numbers 34:8 and Ezekiel 48:1, where it defines the northern extent of the tribal allotments. The repeated geographic markers trace a consistent territorial framework across the legal and prophetic texts.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that divine promises are bounded by specific, measurable geography. A reader must accept that the inheritance is allocated according to a fixed, divinely ordained map rather than abstract ideals.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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;
Cross-references
- Numbers 34:8 and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,
- Ezekiel 48:1 “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.