Ezekiel 48:15

Easy To Read Version

“There will be an area of land 5,000 cubits {\cf2\super [475]} wide by 25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [476]} long that is left over from the land given to the priests and Levites. This land can be for the city, for grasslands for animals and for building houses. The common people may use this land. The city will be in the middle of it.

Cross References

Ezekiel 22:26

“The priests have really hurt my teachings. They don’t treat my holy things right—they don’t show they are important. They treat holy things just like things that are not holy. They treat clean {\cf2\super [177]} things just like things that are unclean. They don’t teach the people about these things. They refuse to respect my special days of rest. They treat me like I am not important.

Ezekiel 42:20

He measured the four walls that went all the way around \{the temple\}. The wall was 500 cubits long and 500 cubits wide. It separated the holy area from the area that is not holy.

Ezekiel 44:23

“Also, the priests must teach my people the difference between the holy things and the things that are not holy. They must help my people know what is clean and what is unclean.

Ezekiel 45:6

“And you will give the city an area that is 5,000 cubits {\cf2\super [432]} wide and 25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [433]} long. It will be along the side of the holy area. It will be for all the family of Israel.

1 Timothy 3:15

Then, even if I cannot come soon, you will know about the things that people must do in the family {\cf2\super [13]} of God. That family is the church of the living God. And God’s church is the support and foundation of the truth.