Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.

And the sanctuary

Bible References

For the priests

Ezekiel 44:28
"Now with respect to the priests' inheritances, I am to be their inheritance, and you are to give them no possession in Israel, since I am their possession.
Ezekiel 45:4
It is to be a holy portion of the land, set aside for the priests who serve the sanctuary, who approach the LORD to serve him. It is to be a place for their houses, as well as the Holy Place of the sanctuary.
Numbers 35:1
The LORD told Moses in the wilderness of Moab, beside the Jordan River near Jericho,
Matthew 10:10
or a traveling bag for the trip, or an extra shirt, or sandals, or a walking stick, because a worker deserves his food.
1 Corinthians 9:13
You know that those who work in the Temple get their food from the Temple and that those who serve at the altar get their share of its offerings, don't you?

And the sanctuary

Ezekiel 48:8
"Running along the border of the tribe of Judah from the eastern perimeter to the western perimeter you are to set apart the Terumah, 25,000 units wide, with its east-west length equal to one of the other apportionments, from the eastern perimeter to the western perimeter, with the Temple in the middle of it.

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