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Exodus 38:18 Cross-References
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“And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework , of blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.”
Exodus 38:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 38:18
The courtyard's total dimensions—hundred cubits by fifty cubits (approximately 150' × 75'), enclosed by five-cubit-high hangings (7.5 feet) of fine linen with bronze sockets—creates substantial but not overwhelming boundaries. The relatively low height (five cubits) allows seeing over curtains, teaching that holiness boundaries separate without completely isolating God's dwelling from the world. The visibility of tabernacle top and smoke from sacrifices maintained witness to surrounding peoples while protecting sacred space from intrusion. The size (larger than most ancient temples' courtyards...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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