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The breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
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Oriented Toward Hope
Commentators highlight that the tabernacle's entrance faced east, toward the rising sun. This was a common practice for ancient temples, not as sun-worship, but as a symbol of looking forward in hope and anticipation. It oriented the entire structure toward the 'front of the world,' as one scholar puts it.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The court of the tabernacle - ().
Exodus 27:9. The south side southward - The south side on the right. See Exodus …
19th Century
Anglican
On the east side eastward. —Rather, in front, towards the east. Both the tabernacle and the Temple faced to the east, whi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward Which was the entrance into it:
shall be f…
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The tabernacle was enclosed in a court, about sixty yards long and thirty broad, formed by curtains hung upon brass pillars, fixed in brass sockets…
