Ezekiel 48:1
“Now these are the names of the tribes:
What it says
The chapter begins by naming the tribes and placing Dan at the northernmost east-to-west strip.
What it is doing
This verse opens the final land allotment sequence.
In context
1“Now these are the names of the tribes: 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.