And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of glory of God and judgment in Ezekiel.
Read with
This thought runs through Ezekiel 47:13-17.
Glossary
- Great Sea Place
- (Heb. yam), signifies (1) “the gathering together of the waters,” the ocean ( Gen. 1:10 ); (2) a river, as the Nile ( Isa. 19:5 ), the Euphrates ( Isa. 21:1 ; Jer. 51:36 ); (3) the Red Sea. Modern identification: Mediterranean Sea.
- Damascus Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Damascus.
- Hamath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Hama.
- Hazar-enan Place
- Village of fountains, a place on the north-east frontier of Palestine ( Num. 34:9 , 10). Some have identified it with Ayan ed-Dara in the heart of the central chain of Anti-Libanus. Modern identification: Al Qaryatayn.