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Low-angle close view inside monumental rectangular temple portico, tall vertical cedar and limestone walls, pure hammered-gold interior surfaces catching daylight. Tight crop excludes roofline and avoids inventing a disputed overall height. No bronze pillars yet.
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2 Chronicles 3:4

The Golden Portico

The House Takes Shape · 2 Chronicles 3

Story guide: Architectural reconstruction is interpretive; the exact dimensions are preserved in Scripture. The Ark has not yet been brought into the house.

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4The portico that was in front of the house was twenty cubits long, corresponding to the width of the house, and its height was one hundred and twenty cubits; and he overlaid its interior with pure gold.

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