Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion.
Joseph gets a gate though he has no portion, his sons Ephraim and Manasseh are left out to make room for Levi's name instead. Dan, who had his portion first, stands in the middle with no regular order kept. The whole arrangement is mystical and spiritual, not geographical.
AI summary
Simeon--omitted in the blessing of Moses in Deu. 33:1-29 perhaps because of the Simeonite "prince," who at Baal-peor led the Israelites in their idolatrous whoredoms with Midian (Num 25:14).
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.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 48:1-29