The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides – east, west, north, and south.

On the west side the Great Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.

He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel ¹  and Ai.

For victory does not come from the east or west, or from the wilderness. ¹ 

He turned to the west side and measured 875 feet by the measuring stick.

Next to the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher ¹  will have one portion.

Next to the border of Asher from the east side to the west, Naphtali will have one portion.

Next to the border of Naphtali from the east side to the west, Manasseh will have one portion.

Next to the border of Reuben from the east side to the west, Judah ¹  will have one portion.

Next to the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon will have one portion.

Next to the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun will have one portion.

Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have one portion.

And for the back of the tabernacle on the west he made six frames.

The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle toward the west.

At the court on the west there were four posted on the road and two at the court.

As far as the eastern horizon ¹  is from the west, ²  so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions ³  from us.

and gathered from foreign lands, ¹  from east and west, from north and south.

Next to the border of Manasseh from the east side to the west, Ephraim will have one portion.

Next to the border of Ephraim from the east side to the west, Reuben will have one portion.

Next to the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar will have one portion.