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Ezekiel 43:15

Ezekiel 43:15
So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

So the altar shall be four cubits,.... That is, from the greater settle; so that in the whole it was ten cubits high, the same with Solomon's, Ch2 4:1 some make this to be eleven cubits high, one…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The altar ... the altar - See the margin. The two words may denote, the first a square block (N) placed upon the upper settle, the second a slab (O), the thickness of which is not given, from which…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

So the altar - ההראל haharel, "the mount of God."

And from the altar - ומהאראיל umihaariel, "and from the lion of God." Perhaps the first was a name given to the altar when elevated to the honor of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 43:13-27

This relates to the altar in this mystical temple, and that is mystical too; for Christ is our altar. The Jews, after their return out of captivity, had an altar long before they had a temple, Ezr…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

So the altar And the altar, lit. the hearth of God (Isa 29:1). The word here is spelled harel (mount of God?), and in the next clause ariel (hearth of God). LXX. spells both alike, and probably they…

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