Ezekiel 48:15

“And the five thousand that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, &c.] Which belonged to the Levites, which was a square of twenty five thousand reeds by twenty five thousand; by the side of, or parallel to, the twenty five thousand in length, ran twenty five thousand in breadth, two ten thousands, as in the portion of the priests, (<264810>Ezekiel 48:10) so in theirs, (<264813>Ezekiel 48:13), the residue whereof, five thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs; to build a city upon for the Israelites to dwell in, and suburbs to be inhabited by those that were not of the city; or for fields and gardens, to supply the city with…”

“The five thousand rods, apportioned to the city out of the twenty-five thousand square, are to be laid off in a square of four thousand five hundred, with the two hundred fifty all around for suburbs. profane--that is, not strictly sacred as the sacerdotal portions, but applied to secular uses.”

“The five thousand ... - The remainder of the square of 25,000 reeds from north to south. Profane - For common use, as distinguished from that which is holy unto the Lord. return to 'Top of Page'”

“A profane place - A common, not consecrated place. Ezekiel 48:16”

“48:15-20 To the south was a narrower strip for public use where the city was located. The overall shape of the central area was thus a square. The city was a visible symbol and focus of unity for the twelve tribes, and home to residents from the various tribes.”

“a profane: Eze 22:26, Eze 42:20, Eze 44:23, Eze 45:6 for the city: The holy oblation of 25,000 square reeds, or near fifty square miles, was divided into three parts from north to south (see note on Eze 45:1); a portion on the north of 10,000 reeds in width, and 25,000 in length, for the priests, in the midst of which was the sanctuary or temple, surrounded by a wall 500 reeds square ( Eze 48:9, Eze 48:10; see note on Eze 42:15); next to this another portion of the same dimensions for the Levites ( Eze 48:13, Eze 48:14); and on the south another portion of the same length, but only 5,000 reeds in breadth, for the city ( Eze 48:15). The city was situated in the midst of this portion, being…”