He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
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Gill's Exposition
He turned about to the west side,.... And took the dimensions of that, from angle to angle, the south and north points of it:
and measured five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed; and it was…
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
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