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The Lord's Sacred Land

The Lord said:

45 When the land of Israel is divided among the twelve tribes, you must set aside an area that will belong to me. This sacred area will be 12.5 kilometers long and 10 kilometers[a] wide. The temple will be on a piece of land 255 meters square, and the temple will be completely surrounded by an open space 25 meters wide.

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Footnotes

  1. 45.1 and 10 kilometers: One ancient translation; Hebrew “and 5 kilometers.”

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