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Cedar hall with four rows of cedar pillars and upper cedar construction; dimensional interpretation, exact measures in Scripture.
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1 Kings 7:2-3

The House of the Forest of Lebanon

Palace and Temple Furnishings · 1 Kings 7

Story guide: Rows of cedar pillars carry heavy cedar beams in this hall, while the passage gives the exact measurements the picture can only approximate.

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2He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon, one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.

3It was paneled with cedar above, over the side chambers that were on the pillars, forty-five in all, fifteen to a row.

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