Bible Strands
Ezekiel 48:17
The pastureland of the city will extend 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — In the vision’s closing land allocation, the prophet records the spatial boundaries surrounding the holy portion.
The words — מִגְרָשׁ (mig.Rash) = open land; חֲמִשִּׁים וּ/מָאתַ֔יִם (cha.mi.Shim u./ma.Ta.yim) = two hundred fifty.
The thread — The verse specifies a linear perimeter of 250 cubits extending from the city, completing the square layout begun in Ezekiel 48:16 and adjacent to the agricultural strip described in Ezekiel 48:18.
Why it lands — It demands recognition that the restored community’s physical space is strictly bounded, with the outer 250-cubit zone reserved for pasture rather than cultivation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.