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alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule all the same. The gate complex and vestibule had windows all around. It measured eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet.
And the little chambers thereof These, and what follow in this verse, are exactly the same with those of the south gate of the inner court, ( Ezekiel 40:29 ) .
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Each vestibule faced the outside courtyard. Palm trees were carved on its doorposts. Eight steps led up to it.
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He then took me to the inside courtyard on the east and measured the gate complex. It was identical to the others -
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alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule all the same. The gate complex and vestibule had windows all around. It measured eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet.
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Its porch faced the outside courtyard. There were palm trees on the doorposts on both sides. And it had eight steps.
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He brought me to the gate complex to the north and measured it: same measurements.
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