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Ezekiel 48:21 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Ezekiel 48:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 48 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.”
Ezekiel 48:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 48:21
The residue shall be for the prince—the Davidic ruler (nasi, prince/leader) receives land on both sides of the sacred square, extending east to the Jordan and west to the Mediterranean. Unlike monarchic land-grabbing (1 Kings 21, Ahab seizing Naboth's vineyard), this prince's portion is divinely prescribed, preventing royal encroachment on sacred space.The sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof—the climactic phrase centers everything on God's dwelling. Prince, priests, Levites, city, and agricultural lands all orient around the sanctuary, establishing theocentric geography where ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 48:21
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“and from the possession of the city”
“and they will appoint themselves one head”
“and observe my statutes”
“from the east side to the west side”
“even for the priests”
“in front of the holy offering and in front of the possession of the city”
“and he shall feed them”