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Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This shall be the border, whereby you shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph [shall have two] portions.
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Commentators explain that this vision promises a restoration for all twelve tribes of Israel, not just Judah and Benjamin. To maintain twelve portions of land, Joseph receives a double share (for his sons Ephraim and Manasseh) because the tribe of Levi does not receive a tribal territory. Instead, the Levites are provided for through the sacred land offering, demonstrating God's orderly plan for his people.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The ideal reallotment of the land to the twelve tribes of Israel is found in (Ezekiel 47:13–14).
The special mention of Joseph’s …
19th Century
Anglican
According to the twelve tribes of Israel.— In the ideal land of the restoration, not Judah and Benjamin only, but all the twelve t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord God, this shall be the border Of the land of Israel, as described in the following verses; which being…
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