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The foundations were made of large stones prepared at the quarry, some of them twelve feet long and others fifteen feet long.
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On top of them were other stones, cut to measure, and cedar beams.
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The palace court, the inner court of the Temple, and the entrance room of the Temple had walls with one layer of cedar beams for every three layers of cut stones.
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King Solomon sent for a man named Huram, a craftsman living in the city of Tyre, who was skilled in bronze work.
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His father, who was no longer living, was from Tyre, and had also been a skilled bronze craftsman; his mother was from the tribe of Naphtali. Huram was an intelligent and experienced craftsman. He accepted King Solomon's invitation to be in charge of all the bronze work.
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Huram cast two bronze columns, each one 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference, and placed them at the entrance of the Temple.
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He also made two bronze capitals, each one 7 1/2 feet tall, to be placed on top of the columns.
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The top of each column was decorated with a design of interwoven chains
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and two rows of bronze pomegranates.
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The capitals were shaped like lilies, 6 feet tall,
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and were placed on a rounded section which was above the chain design. There were 200 pomegranates in two rows around each capital.