This Land is Your Land
- Beginning at the northern border, God allots the portions of land to each of the tribes in this order: Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben, Judah—then, there's an interruption.
- This is where the zone with Jerusalem is located with the Temple in the middle. It's equal to the tribal potions, and has areas for the Levites, Zadokites, the city-dwellers, and the prince all measured off.
- God forbids the people from exchanging or trading away any part of the priestly and Temple areas.
- Somehow, we think that might cause problems in a couple thousand years.
- The prince's territory lies between that of Judah and that of Benjamin's territory.
- South of Benjamin's tribe are the portions for the tribes of Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad.
- God ends by specifying the directions of the twelve gates of the city of Jerusalem, each named after a tribe.
- He says that the circumference of the city will be eighteen thousand cubits—and its new named will be "The Lord is There."
- So the Book of Ezekiel ends on a note of peace, order, and reconciliation with God. And blueprints.