Ezekiel 47:21-23

The Israelites were to divide the land in this way for the tribes of Israel by lot (cf. Ezekiel 45:1). It was not to be for Israelites alone, however. Aliens who permanently lived among them could dwell in this region too. Under the Mosaic economy, resident aliens were non-Israelites who had adopted the religion and laws of the Hebrews; they had become converts to Yahweh worship. The Israelites were to regard these alien peoples as equals with themselves concerning their rights within the land. The reference to these aliens bearing children marks them as having mortal bodies in contrast to believers with immortal (resurrected) bodies who will also have access to the millennial earth (cf. Matthew 22:30; Revelation 20:4). These aliens were to inherit portions of land in the tribal allotments just like the Israelites who lived there (cf. Ezekiel 14:7; Ezekiel 22:7; Leviticus 19:34; Leviticus 24:22; Numbers 15:29; Isaiah 56:3-8).