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So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part [of the wall];
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The Temple's Main Entrance
Commentators identify the door in this verse as the main entrance from the porch into the holy place. They explain that the phrase "a fourth part" refers to the doorway's dimension, calculated to be five cubits (about 7.5 feet). This highlights the specific and grand scale of the entrance into the main sanctuary.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The door of the temple — This is the door that led from the porch into the great chamber of the temple. Its posts were "a fourth part of the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So also made he for the door of the temple The holy place:
posts [of] olive tree, a fourth part […
See what was typified by this temple.
