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There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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Commentators explain that the sixteen silver sockets for the eight western boards were not trivial. Each socket was a massive block of silver weighing nearly 100 pounds. This formed a continuous, strong, and precious foundation, protecting the wooden walls and demonstrating the immense value and stability of God's dwelling place among His people.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
(). The tabernacle was to comprise three main parts: the tabernacle (Exodus 26:1–6), more strictly speaking; its tent ([Reference Exodu…
19th Century
Anglican
Sixteen sockets. —Two for each corner board, and twelve for the six boards between them.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they shall be eight boards Six at the west end and one at each corner, northwest and southwest:
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The sockets of silver each weighed about 115 pounds; they were placed in rows on the ground. In every pair of these sockets, a strong board of shit…
