The doorway was 17-1/2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of it were 8-3/4 feet long. The sanctuary itself was 70 feet long and 35 feet wide.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The measurements are internal, the same as in the Temple of Solomon.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Its length, forty cubits. These are exactly the dimensions of the Holy Place in Solomon’s Temple. The Holy of Holies is not includ…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the breadth of the door was ten cubits The temple door: great care is taken to observe and give the dimensions of the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

After the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit …