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Ezekiel 48:25-35 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

25. Along the territory of Simeon from the eastern border to the western border: Issachar, one portion.

26. Along the territory of Issachar from the eastern border to the western border: Zebulun, one portion.

27. Along the territory of Zebulun from the eastern border to the western border: Gad, one portion.

28. Along the territory of Gad shall be the southern border. This boundary shall extend from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and along the Wadi of Egypt to the Great Sea.

29. This is the land you shall apportion as a heritage among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions—oracle of the Lord God.

30. These are the exits from the city: On the north side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits—

31. the gates are named after the tribes of Israel—on the north, three gates: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; and the gate of Levi, one.

32. On the east side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits, three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; and the gate of Dan, one.

33. On the south side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits, three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; and the gate of Zebulun, one.

34. On the west side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits, three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; and the gate of Naphtali, one.

35. The circuit of the city shall be eighteen thousand cubits. From now on the name of the city is “The Lord is there.”

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