11/27/2022 0 Comments Opposite sides of the river bibleThe boundary runs from the Sea to Hazor-enon, with the territories of Damascus and Hamath to the north. “The northern boundary runs from the Great Mediterranean Sea along the Hethlon road to where you turn off to the entrance of Hamath, Zedad, Berothah, and Sibraim, which lies between the territory of Damascus and the territory of Hamath, and on to Hazor-hatticon on the border of Hauran. I swore in a solemn oath to give it to your ancestors, swore that this land would be your inheritance.ġ5-17 “These are the boundaries of the land: Their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.” Divide Up This Landġ3-14 A Message from God, the Master: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide up the inheritance of the land for the twelve tribes of Israel, with Joseph getting two parcels. Every month they’ll bear fresh fruit because the river from the Sanctuary flows to them. Their leaves won’t wither, the fruit won’t fail. They’ll stay salty.ġ2 “But the river itself, on both banks, will grow fruit trees of all kinds. The sea will teem with fish of all kinds, like the fish of the Great Mediterranean.ġ1 “The swamps and marshes won’t become fresh. Fishermen will stand shoulder to shoulder along the shore from En Gedi all the way north to En-eglaim, casting their nets. Wherever the river flows, life will flourish-great schools of fish-because the river is turning the salt sea into fresh water. When it empties into those waters, the sea will become fresh. While sitting on the bank, I noticed a lot of trees on both sides of the river.Ĩ-10 He told me, “This water flows east, descends to the Arabah and then into the sea, the sea of stagnant waters. By now it was a river over my head, water to swim in, water no one could possibly walk through.Ħ-7 He said, “Son of man, have you had a good look?” He measured off another fifteen hundred feet. He measured off another fifteen hundred feet, leading me through water waist-deep. He measured off another fifteen hundred feet, leading me through water that was knee-deep. The water was gushing from under the south front of the Temple.ģ-5 He walked to the east with a measuring tape and measured off fifteen hundred feet, leading me through water that was ankle-deep. He then took me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the gate complex on the east. The water poured from the south side of the Temple, south of the altar. I saw water pouring out from under the Temple porch to the east (the Temple faced east). 47 1-2 Now he brought me back to the entrance to the Temple.
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