1-35 The Tribal Portions
1-7 Portions allotted to Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben and Judah
8-14 Allotment for the priests, sanctuary and Levites
15-20 Allotment for the city, its dwellings and open places
21-22 Allotment for the prince, between Judah’s and Benjamin’s territories
23-29 Portions allotted to Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun and Gad
30-34 Names of the 12 gates: Reuben, Judah and Levi on the north; Joseph, Benjamin and Dan on the east; Simeon, Issachar and Zebulun on the south; Gad, Asher and Naphtali on the west. Levi and Joseph may not have received land, but at least they have gates named after them!
35 City circumference is 18,000 cubits. “And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The LORD Is There.” (Transliterated: Yahweh Shahm, or Yehovah Shahm)
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