Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.
Here's how the land gets divided up among the tribes. Starting from the northern border, you know, the route that goes through Hethlon toward Hamath, then to Hazar-enan (that's Damascus's northern border), and on to the Hamath territory, Dan gets the first strip of land that stretches all the way from the eastern border to the western border.
God's dividing up the promised land fairly, and Dan gets the first slice from east to west.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet during the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BC, a time when the Israelites had been conquered and displaced from their homeland due to their unfaithfulness to God. In chapters 40-48 of his book, Ezekiel receives a visionary blueprint from God for the future restoration of Israel, including a detailed division of the land among the twelve tribes as a symbol of renewed covenant blessings. This specific verse assigns a portion of land to the tribe of Dan, illustrating God's promise to reestablish order and inheritance for His people after judgment.
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