“The portion
That you shall set apart
For Yahweh
Shall be
Twenty-five thousand cubits
In length.
It shall be
Twenty thousand cubits
In width.
These shall be
The allotments
Of the holy portion.
The priests shall have
An allotment measuring
Twenty-five thousand cubits
On the northern side.
It shall be
Ten thousand cubits
In width
On the western side.
It shall be
Ten thousand cubits
In width
On the eastern side.
It shall be
Twenty-five thousand cubits
In length
On the southern side.
The sanctuary
Of Yahweh
Shall be
In the middle of it.”
Ezekiel clearly delineated this sacred territory that was set apart for Yahweh. This section was to be 25,000 cubits or about a mile long and 20.000 cubits wide or about ¾ of a mile wide. The priests shall have a section 25,000 by 10,000 cubits on the northern and western side. Then there would be another 25,000 by 10,000 cubits section on the southern and eastern side. Right in the middle of these two sections would be the sanctuary of Yahweh.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 