Ezekiel 40:22
And the windows of it, and the arches of it, and the palm trees of it, were according to the measure of the gate whose view is toward the east. And they went up to it by seven steps, and the arches of it were before them.
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1 Kings 6:29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, inside and outside.
1 Kings 6:35And he carved [thereon] cherubim and palm trees and open flowers. And he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.
1 Kings 7:36And on the plates of the ledges of it, and on the panels of it, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.
Ezekiel 40:6Then he came to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up the steps of it. And he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed broad, and the other threshold, one reed broad.
Ezekiel 40:26And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches of it were before them. And it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts of it.
Ezekiel 40:34And the arches of it were toward the outer court, and palm trees were upon the posts of it, on this side, and on that side. And the ascent to it had eight steps.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 40:6-27
The Vision of the Temple. ( b. c. 574.) 5 And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and a hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. 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. 7 And every little chamber… Read the whole commentary →