It shall be separate from the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.
This inheritance is not earthly land but spiritual: a place in God's house and church, with full rights to all its ordinances. Gill notes there are no cities of refuge here because Christ has come, He alone is the asylum for sinners, and in that holy mountain none will hurt or destroy.
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The prince's territory has Judah to the north and Benjamin to the south, with the Levites' and the city's portions lying in the middle of his land between them.
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The division begins in the north and proceeds southward through the tribes in order, with the sanctuary, priesthood, Levites, city, and prince's land fixed at the center, and the remaining five tribes distributed from that point to the southern boundary.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 48:1-29