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Ezekiel 45:2
Ezekiel 45:2 is verse 2 of Ezekiel chapter 45, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.
500 (long) cubits is approximately 875 feet or 266.7 meters.
50 (long) cubits is approximately 87.5 feet or 26.7 meters.
King James Version
Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.
World English Bible
Of this there shall be a five hundred by five hundred square for the holy place, and fifty cubits for its pasture lands all around.
A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
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Ezekiel 45:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible
1 “When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.
2 Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.
3 From this holy portion, you are to measure off a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of 10,000 cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
4 It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Ezekiel 42:16With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.
Ezekiel 42:17He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.
Ezekiel 42:18He measured the south side to be five hundred cubits long.
Ezekiel 42:19And he came around and measured the west side to be five hundred cubits long.
Ezekiel 42:20So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.