John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 48:8

"And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the oblation which ye shall offer, five and twenty thousand [reeds] in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it." — Ezekiel 48:8 (ASV)

And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west
side, shall be the offering
Or the oblation of a holy portion of the land unto the Lord mentioned before, (Ezekiel 45:1) this was close by the tribe of Judah, and in the same direction with that and the rest of the tribes, extending in length from east to west: this takes in the whole allotted to the sanctuary, the priests, the Levites, the city, and the prince; each of which is noted in the following verses:

which they shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth ;
from north to south; which makes, according to the Jews ^F21, seventy-five miles; some make it seventy-seven, and others more:

and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the
west side ;
that is, equal to one of the portions allotted to anyone of the tribes, which were alike: what this measure was is not stated, but was the same as the breadth; since the whole oblation was five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand, (Ezekiel 48:20) :

and the sanctuary shall be in the midst thereof ;
of the holy portion of land; see (Ezekiel 45:3) , not in the tribe of Judah or Benjamin; nor in the city of Jerusalem, as before; but many miles from thence.

---

FOOTNOTES:

• F21: Jarchi & Kimchi in loc. e Siphri; so Lipman. Tzurath Beth Hamikdash, fol. 1. 1.