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In the four corners of the court there were courts enclosed, forty [cubits] long and thirty broad: these four in the corners were of one measure.
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The Temple's Corner Kitchens
Commentators explain that these four identical, enclosed courts were essentially kitchens. Citing Jewish tradition, scholars note they were likely open in the middle with ranges for boiling the people's sacrifices, and some translations even render the description as courts 'made with chimneys' to handle the smoke.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The careful provision made here to keep separate the offerings of priests and people was to prevent collision, just as the enactments ([Reference E…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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