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Ezekiel 40:6 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Ezekiel 40:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 40 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad. which looketh: Heb. whose face was the way toward the east”
Ezekiel 40:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 40:6
The eastern gate receives priority in the vision—directionally and theologically significant. The 'gate which looketh toward the east' recalls where God's glory departed (Ezekiel 10:18-19, 11:23) and must return (Ezekiel 43:1-4). Stairs ascending to the gate emphasize approaching God requires elevation—physically and spiritually. The threshold (Hebrew סַף, saph) marked transition from common to sacred space. Its measurement—'one reed broad'—indicates substantial separation. In Scripture, thresholds hold significance: the Passover blood marked doorposts (Exodus 12:7), priests guarded temple thr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 40:6
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“even the gate that looks toward the east.”
“at the door of the temple of Yahweh”
“he measured the length of it and the breadth of it.”
“and brought me to the east gate of Yahweh's house”
“Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.”
“toward the east”
“than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”
“and out of the middle into the third.”
“the keeper of the east gate.”
“and stood over the cherubim.”