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Ezekiel 48:30-35
Section 6 of 6
These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred [reeds] by measure;
and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
At the east side four thousand and five hundred [reeds], and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
At the south side four thousand and five hundred [reeds] by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
At the west side four thousand and five hundred [reeds], with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
It shall be eighteen thousand [reeds] round about: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Yahweh is there.
Meaning in context
Finally, the city’s exits, wall lengths, and twelve gates are named by tribes, ending with the city’s new name and total perimeter.
Ezekiel journey · Ezekiel 48:30-35