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Ezekiel 48:28

48:27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea. strife: or, Meribahkadesh

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By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea.

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.

48:29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.

What does Ezekiel 48:28 mean?

Ezekiel 48:28 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גְּבוּל (gᵉbûwl), גָּד (Gâd), נֶגֶב (negeb). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
by
the
borderגְּבוּלgᵉbûwl/gheb-ool'/H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
of
Gad,גָּדGâd/gawd/H1410Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
at
the
southנֶגֶבnegeb/neh'-gheb/H5045the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
sideפֵּאָהpêʼâh/pay-aw'/H6285properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
southward,תֵּימָןtêymân/tay-mawn'/H8486the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)
the
borderגְּבוּלgᵉbûwl/gheb-ool'/H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
shall
be
even
from
TamarתָּמָרTâmâr/taw-mawr'/H8559Tamar, the name of three women and a place
unto
the
watersמַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
of
strifeמְרִיבָהmᵉrîybâh/mer-ee-baw'/H4808quarrel
in
Kadesh,קָדֵשׁQâdêsh/kaw-dashe'/H6946Kadesh, a place in the Desert
and
to
the
riverנַחַלnachal/nakh'-al/H5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
toward
the
greatגָּדוֹלgâdôwl/gaw-dole'/H1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
sea.יָםyâm/yawm/H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
strife:
or,
Meribahkadesh

Commentary on Ezekiel 48:28

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 48:28
their own land, when their brethren had gone they knew not whither, were fond of the wine and summer-fruits they had gathered, and were very secure under Gedaliah's protectorship, when, on a sudden, even these remains prove ruins too. I. Gedaliah is barbarously slain by Ishmael, ver. 1, 2 . II. All the Jews that were with him were slain likewise ( ver. 3 ) and a pit filled with their dead bodies, ver. 9 . III. Some devout men, to the number of fourscore, that were going towards Jerusalem, were drawn in by Ishmael, and murdered likewise, ver. 4-7 . Only ten of them escaped, ver. 8 . IV. Those that escaped the sword were taken prisoners by Ishmael, and carried off towards the country of the Ammonites, ver. 10 . V. By the conduct and courage of Johanan, though the death of the slain is not revenged, yet the prisoners are recovered, and he now becomes their commander-in-chief, ver. 11-16 . VI. His project is to carry them into the land of Egypt (ver. 17, 18 ), which we shall hear more of in the next chapter. The Murder of Gedaliah. ( b. c. 588.) 1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; an

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2 Kings 25:25

But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. royal: Heb. of the kingdom

Ezekiel 40:7

And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

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Ezekiel 47:19

And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward. strife: or, Meribah river: or, valley is the south side southward: or, is the south side toward Teman

Exodus 26:18

And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.

Exodus 27:9

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:

Exodus 36:23

And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:

Exodus 38:9

And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:

Numbers 34:3

Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

Joshua 15:1

This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

Joshua 18:14

And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.

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What does Ezekiel 48:28 say?

Ezekiel 48:28 (King James Version) reads: "And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea. strife: or, Meribahkadesh"

Is Ezekiel 48:28 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 48:28 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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