Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon ' s, greatly amazed.

1. The healed man began to cling to Peter and John.

2. All the witnesses came together - Amazed at the event they had witnessed.

3. Solomon's Porch is a long area on the east side of the temple. It was 400 cubits long. With the cubit of 18 inches, this area was about 600 feet long. This is equivalent to 2 football fields in length.

4. It was a long covered walkway where many could gather and have discussions and hear the news from others they would meet.

5. It is called Solomon's Porch. But Solomon did not build this. It was attached at a part of Solomon's temple that remained standing after the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem.

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