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A Precise Measurement
This verse provides the total length of the gate structure: 50 cubits (about 75-85 feet). Commentators explain this isn't an arbitrary number but the sum of all the individual parts of the gateway, such as the thresholds, guardrooms, and porch. This meticulous detail emphasizes the order and precision of God's visionary temple.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 40:6–16
18th Century
Theologian
The east gate-building. See Plan III.
(Ezekiel 40:6) Stairs: These were seven in number (Ezekiel 40:22). Each…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 40:6–16
19th Century
Bishop
Ezekiel 40:6–16 contain a description of the eastern gate, or rather, gate-building of the Temple, by which one entered from the precin…
John Gill
On Ezekiel 40:15
17th Century
Pastor
And from the face of the gate of the entrance
That is, from the outward gate as you went into the porch, and was to …
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Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 40:1–49
17th Century
Minister
Here is a vision, beginning at Ezekiel 40 and continuing to the end of the book, Ezekiel 48, which is rightly regarded as one of the mos…