The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms #171
171. Internal Meaning of Ezekiel, Chapter 48
1-8 That partition continued, (12)
9-20 for those who are in the third heaven, who are the priests and Levites. (12)
21-22 The Lord is in the midst of them. (12)
23-29 The further partition or inheritance continued. (12)
30-34 The knowledges [cognitiones] of that church, which are introductory truths. (12)
Ezekiel 48:30-34
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These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred [reeds] by measure;
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
