The East Gate

And I saw a wall surrounding vvv the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand [was] six [long] cubits[fn]( [each measuring a] cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the [wall to be] one rod thick [and] one rod high.

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Then he came to the gate vvv facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate [to be] one rod deep 7 Each gate chamber [was] one rod long and one [rod] wide, and [there were] five cubits[fn] between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward [was] one rod [deep]. 8 Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside 9 [it was] eight cubits [deep],[fn] and its jambs [were] two cubits [thick].[fn] And the portico of the gateway faced [the temple].

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There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements. 11 And he measured the width of the gateway entrance [to be] ten cubits,[fn] and its length [was] thirteen cubits.[fn]

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In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit [high], and the gate chambers [were] six vvv cubits square. 13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of [one] gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; [the distance was] twenty-five cubits[fn] from doorway to doorway.

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Next he measured the gateposts [to be] sixty cubits [high].[fn] The gateway [extended] vvv around to the gatepost of the courtyard. 15 And the distance from vvv the entrance of the gateway to the far end of [its] inner portico [was] fifty cubits.[fn]

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The gate chambers and their side pillars[fn] had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.

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