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You shall set them in two rows, six on a row, on the pure table before Yahweh.
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The Bread of Presence
Commentators clarify that the twelve loaves were set in two stacks of six, not flat rows. This arrangement on the 'pure table' placed them constantly 'before the Lord' in the sanctuary. This is why the bread was called the 'Bread of the Presence,' symbolizing the nation's constant fellowship with and dependence upon God.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The oil for the lamps of the tabernacle and the meal for the showbread were to be offerings from the Congregation, like the meal for the Pentecosta…
19th Century
Anglican
In two rows, six on a row. —Better, in two piles, six on a pile. The table on which the cakes are here ordered t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And thou shalt set them in two rows The twelve cakes: six on a row ; not by the side …
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