The Vestibule of the Temple
And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. Eze 40:48
the porch of... The porch of the house, or the vestibule, consisted of a central opening with 2 columns on either side. These columns with the space between them were called the posts of the gate. The bases of the columns were a cubit or 21 inches square. The breadth of the gate was 3 cubits—5 feet 3 inches on each of the two sides, making 10 feet 6 inches altogether.
and five cubits... This would be 8 feet 9 inches.
and three cubits... This would be 5 feet 3 inches.
The posts of the porch were 8 feet 9 inches wide each. The entrance was like two doors of 5 feet 3 inches wide each.
Porch refers to the temple porch and is similar to that of Solomon’s temple.
The temple building
Standing in the inner court, Ezekiel’s gaze shifted to the temple building itself. He described the structure in great detail as he was led through it. Ezekiel went first to the portico or entrance to the temple (Eze. 40:48-49). This was the porch-like vestibule on the front of the temple.
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