Ezekiel 40:44

East] should obviously be S.: see RM. Without the inner gate] means not 'in the outer court,' but 'beyond the gateway, in the inner court.'

Dimensions of the Inner Court (Ezekiel 40:47). Excluding the space occupied by the gateways, this court formed a square (Fig. 3, iklm) of 100 cubits each way. The altar (F) was in the centre of the court.

(c) The Temple Proper (Ezekiel 40:48 to Ezekiel 41:26)

The main Temple building was on the W. side of the inner court. The details that follow are illustrated in Fig. 2.

The Porch (Ezekiel 40:48), Fig. 2, A. This was 20 cubits long (hh) and 12 cubits broad. The posts or jambs (ab) of the doorway were 5 cubits across, and the sidewalls (hb, bh) were of 3 cubits each. This left 14 cubits for the width of the entrance (aa, bb). Each jamb had a pillar beside it. The porch was approached by 10 steps.