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The east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the [north] border to the east sea shall you measure. This is the east side.
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A Return to the Promise
Commentators consistently point out that the eastern border, the Jordan River, intentionally excludes the territory settled by the 2.5 tribes east of the Jordan. This land was not part of the original 'Promised Land' of Canaan. Ezekiel's vision presents a restored Israel with boundaries that reflect God's original, pure intention for His people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The eastern boundary is to commence by separating the territory of Damascus and Hauran, and then to follow the line of the Jordan to the Dead Sea. …
19th Century
Anglican
From Hauran, and from Damascus. —The eastern boundary is also the same as that given in Numbers 34:10-12, although more particularly descr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the east side you shall measure Hauran The line of the eastern border of the land shall begin at Hauran or Auran…
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