Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
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