"The prince shall have land on either side of the holy allotment and the property of the city, adjacent to the holy allotment and the property of the city, on the west side towards the west and on the east side toward the east, and in length comparable to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border.Where does this prince come from? Normally where there's a prince, there's a king, who should have this authority instead of his son. So, who is this prince, that he seems to be the one in charge?
Is this title because, while the Israelites will apparently get their land back, they will lose their autonomy to another ruler, and therefore be subservient? Or is it some kind of punishment by God, to help them remember their place? Whichever it is, it seems that the then-future Israel would have a new leader, but that he would be subservient to some other.
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