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Ezekiel 48:5 Cross-References
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“And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.”
Ezekiel 48:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 48:5
And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim. Ephraim, Joseph's younger son who received the firstborn blessing (Genesis 48:14-20), occupies the fifth position moving southward. Historically, Ephraim became the dominant tribe of the northern kingdom, with "Ephraim" often standing as synecdoche for all ten northern tribes. The prophets frequently rebuked Ephraim for idolatry (Hosea 4:17, "Ephraim is joined to idols").Despite Ephraim's historical prominence and subsequent apostasy, the vision assigns them standard inheritance—neither elevated above ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 48:5
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“Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;”
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“at the waters of Jericho on the east”