Ezekiel 48:16
Context48:16 these will be its measurements: The north side will be one and one-half miles, 1 the south side one and one-half miles, the east side one and one-half miles, and the west side one and one-half miles.
Ezekiel 48:32-35
Context48:32 On the east side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan. 48:33 On the south side, one and one-half miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun. 48:34 On the west side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. 48:35 The circumference of the city will be six miles. 2 The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The Lord Is There.’” 3
1 tn Heb “four thousand five hundred cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs three more times in this verse.
2 tn Heb “eighteen thousand cubits” (i.e., 9.45 kilometers).
3 sn See Rev 21:12-21.