Ezekiel 45:5

Translations

Modern

An adjacent area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide shall belong to the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns in which to live.

Traditional

And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.

Literal

And five and twenty thousand long, and ten thousand wide, shall be unto the Levites ministering in the temple, as a possession for them, twenty towns in which to live.

Latin

Viginti quinque autem millia longitudinis, et decem millia latitudinis erunt Levitis qui ministrant domui: ipsi possidebunt viginti gazophylacia.

Original

Hebrew

English

An adjacent area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide shall belong to the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns in which to live.

Notes

Ezekiel 45:5–6

To the north of this priestly strip was an area reserved for the Levites; to the south (48:15).

Together, these areas formed a square. Each side was about 13.4 kilometers long (8.3 miles).

Ezekiel 45:1–8

Ezekiel 47–48 describes how the restored promised land was divided among the tribes. This section focuses on the central sacred area, which included land for the priests.

The exiles were eager to regain land, as they had none. Ezekiel's goal was not just to ensure fair land distribution. He wanted to remind them of the promised land's true purpose. It was a place where God would live among his people. Therefore, the central part of the land was assigned to the Lord as his holy portion. This created a zone of holiness and protection around the temple.

Theme notes and profiles

Israel’s Geography as Theology Temple Legislation as Theology The New Community

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 48:13
Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits.
Nehemiah 10:38–39
A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
Ezekiel 48:10
This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.
1 Corinthians 9:13–14
Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?
Ezekiel 48:20
The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property.
Ezekiel 40:17
Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,
1 Chronicles 9:26–33
But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.

People

Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites

Glossary

Baptism of Jesus Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Inheritance Judaism New Jerusalem Pentecost Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy

Topics

Priest: Benefits of Provided with Cities and Suburbs

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