1“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.
2Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.
3Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.
4Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
5Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
6Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
7Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.
8Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25, 000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.
9The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25, 000 cubits long and 10, 000 cubits wide.
— Ezekiel 48:1-9