Ezekiel 47:19

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The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook [of Egypt], to the great sea. This is the south side southward.

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These places trace the ideal boundaries of Israel’s restored inheritance, from the northern approaches near Hamath and Damascus to the southern frontier at Tamar and the Brook of Egypt, with the Jordan and Great Sea marking east and west. In Ezekiel’s vision, they signify God’s ordered restoration of the land and his covenant people.

Places in this passage

Ezekiel 47:19 mentions Arabah, Brook of Egypt, Damascus, Engedi, Gilead, Great Sea, Hamath, Hauran, Hazar-enan, Jordan, Lebo-hamath, Meribah, Negeb, Salt Sea, Sibraim, Tamar and Zedad.

Arabah · Anastasia Pozdnyakova
Brook of Egypt · اسماء البيك
Damascus · Dosseman
Engedi · Grauesel

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