And the city shall have open land: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the west 250.
Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city,.... Or, "beyond" these, as it may be rendered, on the other side of them; or, "except" (z) these: being in the midst of that which is the prince's; between his two portions; or, as it is next explained, between the border of Judah, and the border of Benjamin, shall be for...
Eze 48:1-29 The division of the land, like the definition of the boundaries (Eze 47:15), commences in the north, and enumerates the tribes in the order in which they were to receive their inheritances from north to south: first, seven tribes from the northern boundary to the centre of the land (Eze 48:1-7), where the heave for the sanctuary, with the land of the priests...
Commenting on Ezekiel 48:1-29