“And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.”
Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the portion that you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width and in length equal to one of the other portions, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it—introducing the holy district which separates the northern tribal lands from the southern ones. The twenty-five-thousand-cubit width matches the width of the holy district described earlier. The placement of the sanctuary in the midst emphasizes the temple as the center of the restored community. This verse establishes the holy district's position.
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