He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.
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Gill's Exposition
He measured the south side, five hundred reeds,.... From the two angles of that side, east and west; and it amounted to just the same number of reeds, even five hundred reeds, or one thousand seven…
The Precincts. The temple and its courts were surrounded by an area of exact dimensions 3,000 cubits (1,500 yards) square. See Plan IV. Eze 42:15 The inner house - The temple and its courts, all that…
We have attended the measuring of this mystical temple and are now to see how far the holy ground on which we tread extends; and that also is here measured, and found to take in a great compass.…
Measurements of the whole complex of the temple buildings on the outside
The measuring angel began by measuring the height and thickness of the outside surrounding wall (Eze 40:5); then he entered…