southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great 29 sea. 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. 30 And these are the goings out of the city: on the north 31 side, four thousand and five hundred measures. And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one 32 gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate 33 of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, 34 one gate of Zebulun. At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one 35 gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali. It was round about 28. The southern border is again given as stated in xlvii. 19. and to the river] to the brook (of Egypt), unto the great sea. Cf. xlvii. 19. 30-35. THE CITY WITH ITS TWELVE GATES, Named after THE TRIBES. Cf. Rev. xxi. 12 seq. 30. goings out of the city] i.e. the extensions on all sides. measures] in measure, i.e. extent. The 4500 are naturally cubits. The city lies foursquare, each side being 4500. But on each side is a free place of 250 cubits, so that the city forms a square of 5000 cubits. 31. The measurement proceeds from W. to E. The gate Reuben was thus the westmost on the north of the city; Judah in the centre and Levi towards the east. 32. Of the three gates on the east side Benjamin's was in the centre, Joseph's to the north and Dan's to the south. 33. Those on the south were Simeon, Issachar and Zebulun, tribes now all located in the south of the country. For "measures," in measure or extent. 34. tali. The gates on the west were those of Gad, Asher and Naph 35. The whole circumference of the city was 18,000 cubits, or somewhat under six miles. Josephus (Bell. Jud. V. 4, 3) reckoned the bounds of Jerusalem in his day at 33 stadia, or about four miles. For measures, cubits. eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there. The LORD is there] Cf. Rev. xxi. 3, "And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God." The prophet beheld the Lord forsake his temple (xi.), and he beheld him again enter it (xliii.); now he abides in it among his people for ever. The covenant ran that he should be their God and they his people; this is perfectly fulfilled in his presence among them. The end in view from the beginning has been reached. INDEX. Abarim, valley of, 283 Adonis, meaning of name, 58; worship allegory, of the crocodile, 211; of the altar, gate of, 55; the brazen, 62; of burnt amber, 4 Ammon, prophecy of Ezekiel against, Amorites, the,_102 annexe of the Temple, 307 apparel, rich, 199 Arabs, 183 arrows, 156; divination by, 156 Asher, portion of the tribe of, 354 Ashera, the, 54 Assurbanipal, inscriptions of, 198 Assyria, alliances of Israel with, 108; Chaldea, alliances of Israel with, 108, 215, 274, 275 Chaldean robbers, 51 chambers for the priests in the Temple, chambers of imagery, 57 chariots, 285, 323 Chebar, river of, xx, 1, 2, 24 Cherethites, the, 184 cherubim, description of, 65; derivation chests, 199 child, allegory of the foundling, 101 cords, an article of commerce, 199 courts of the Temple, plan of, 299 Cush, situation of, 214 cypresses fir-trees of Senir, 191 daily offering, directions concerning, Ephraim, portion of the tribe of, 354 Ewald quoted, xxvii eyes, practice of painting, 171 |