Ezekiel 40:6
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east,.... Or, "whose face is the way to the east" (r); to the east…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ezekiel 40:6-16
The east gate-building. See Plan III. Eze 40:6 Stairs - Seven in number Eze 40:22. Each threshold of the gate (was) one…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Went up the stairs thereof - As the temple was built upon an eminence, there must have been steps on the outside,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 40:5-26
The measuring-reed which was in the hand of the surveyor-general was mentioned before, Eze 40:3. Here we are told (Eze…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Ezekiel 40:6-16
The outer gateway on the East side
As the Temple lay east and west, the eastern gateway was the natural entrance.…
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