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.
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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.
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This thought runs through Ezekiel 48:1-5.
Glossary
- 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.
- Hethlon Place
- Wrapped up, a place on the north border of Palestine. The “way of Hethlon” ( Ezek. 47:15 ; 48:1 ) is probably the pass at the end of Lebanon from the Mediterranean to the great plain of Hamath. Modern identification: Haitla.
- Lebo-hamath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Labweh.