Bible Strands
Ezekiel 48:7
Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel records a prophetic vision detailing the future territorial allotments of Israel’s tribes. The vision outlines the precise geographic boundaries assigned to each tribe in the restored land.
The words — The text uses גְּב֣וּל (ge.Vul) for the border or territory that will separate the tribes. It also specifies קָדִ֛ים (ka.Dim) for east and יָ֖מָּ/ה (Ya.ma/h) for westward to define Judah’s exact dimensions.
The thread — This territorial description echoes the initial conquest allotments in Joshua 15:1 and the later inheritance adjustments in Joshua 19:9. The tribe’s name originates in Genesis 29:35, where Leah names Judah to praise the Lord.
Why it lands — The verse establishes Judah’s inheritance as a defined strip of land adjacent to Reuben’s territory. It requires the reader to recognize that tribal boundaries are fixed and that the sanctuary portion will directly border Judah’s land.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.
Cross-references
- Joshua 15:1 Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
- Joshua 19:9 The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
- Genesis 29:35 And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.