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For the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel [and] door-posts were a fifth part [of the wall].
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The Sacred Entrance
Scholars explain that the entrance to the Most Holy Place (the oracle) featured two doors made of precious olive wood. The opening was a relatively modest square, about six feet by six feet, which would have emphasized the sacred and restricted nature of the space where God's presence dwelled.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A fifth part — This translation is better than the one provided in the margin. The meaning seems to be that the lintel was one-fifth of the …
19th Century
Anglican
Doors. The two doors of olive wood, from the Holy place into the Oracle, which usually stood open, showing the veil and the golden…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And for the entering of the oracle he made doors [of] olive tree The door of the holy…
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