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Emphasis on Immense Size
The Bible repeats the height of the cherubim—ten cubits, or about 15 feet tall—to emphasize their extraordinary and imposing size. As commentator John Gill notes, this repetition ensures the reader grasps the grand scale of these figures guarding the Ark within the Most Holy Place.
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1 Kings
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John Gill
On 1 Kings 6:26
17th Century
Pastor
The height of the one cherub [was] ten cubits, and so [was it]
of the other cherub .
] This is…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 6:15–38
17th Century
Minister
See what was typified by this temple.
- Christ is the true Temple. In Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead; in Him meet all God's …