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He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
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A Sanctuary of Epic Scale
Commentators calculate that the 500 reeds mentioned in the verse equate to a massive square, with each side being approximately one mile long. This is far larger than the historical Temple Mount, emphasizing the incredible and unprecedented scale of the sanctuary in Ezekiel's vision.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Precincts. The temple and its courts were surrounded by an area of exact dimensions 3,000 cubits (1,500 yards) square ([Reference Ezekiel 42:15…
19th Century
Anglican
With the measuring reed.— According to Ezekiel 40:5, the reed was six cubits long; 500 reeds—the measure of each side of the squar…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He measured the east side He began with that, being at the east gate: the building was foursquare, and so was the wall ab…
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