And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
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On either side of the 25,000 reeds, a strip of land running westward to the sea and eastward to the Jordan formed the possession of the prince (see…

For the prince. The portion here assigned to the prince included all the land between the northern and southern bounding lines of …

And a portion shall be for the prince
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In the period here foretold, the worship and the ministers of God will be provided for; the princes will rule with justice, as holding their power …
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