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Interior of empty cube-shaped golden sanctuary with equal-width/depth perspective, gold-covered wood walls floor and overhead beams, restrained relief ornament, no Ark or statues yet; warm reflected practical lamplight and deep shadow.
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2 Chronicles 3:8

The Most Holy Place

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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8He made the Most Holy Place, its length corresponding to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, six hundred talents.

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