THE CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES Old Testament Prophecy - Angelfire

toward the east as far as those toward the sea, for Issachar, one; 26 from the borders of
Issachar, from those toward the east as far as those toward the sea, for Zebulun, one;
27 from the borders of Zebulun, from those toward the east as far as those toward the
sea, for Gad, one; 28 and from the borders of Gad, as far as those toward the southwest,
his borders will be from Teman and the water of Meribath Kadesh as an inheritance, as
far as the great sea. 29 This is the land, which you will assign by lot to the tribes of
Israel, and these are their divisions," says the Lord God.
30 These are the exits of the city which are toward the north: four thousand five
hundred in measurement. 31 The gates of the city will be based on the names of the
tribes of Israel: three gates toward the north (the gate of Reuben, one, the gate of
Judah, one, and the gate of Levi, one); 32 those toward the east, four thousand five
hundred, and three gates (the gate of Joseph, one, the gate of Benjamin, one, and the
gate of Dan, one); 33 those toward the south, four thousand five hundred in
measurement, and three gates (the gate of Simeon, one, the gate of Issachar, one, and
the gate of Zebulun, one); 34 those toward the sea, four thousand five hundred in
measurement, and three gates (the gate of Gad, one, the gate of Asher, one, and the
gate of Naphtali, one). 35 The circumference: eighteen thousand. The name of the city,
from the day it comes into being: the Lord is there. A
A The name of the city, from the day it comes into being: the Lord is there. A ¦ The
name of the city: from the day it comes into being, that will be its name. V (apparently
meaning that the city will be named after the date of its founding)