Ezekiel 45:5

“And the five and twenty thousand, of length, and ten thousand of breadth, &c.] This seems to be another portion of the land, distinct from the former, though of the same measure; (see <264813>Ezekiel 48:13): shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves; separate from the priests, to whom they ministered, and were as numerous; or more numerous, than they; this is still designed to set forth the largeness of the church, and the great numbers of its members, who will all be accommodated and supplied with good things: for a possession for twenty chambers; which some understand of twenty rows of chambers; by which may be meant particular congregated churches, as we have…”

“For a possession for twenty chambers - literally, “For a possession twenty chambers,” possibly twenty out of the thirty chambers in the outer court Ezekiel 40:17, and assigned for their use during residence in the sanctuary. The Septuagint reads “for cities to dwell in” (compare Numbers 35:2) which some adopt here. return to 'Top of Page'”

“45:5-6 To the north of this priestly strip was an area reserved for the Levites; to the south (48:15), the city was located on a half-size strip. The result was a square that was 81/3 miles on a side.”

“the five: Eze 48:10, Eze 48:13, Eze 48:20 the ministers: Co1 9:13, Co1 9:14 for a possession: Eze 40:17; Ch1 9:26-33; Neh 10:38, Neh 10:39 Ezekiel 45:6”