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Exactly twenty-five men turn their backs to the temple and bow east toward the sun.
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Ezekiel 8:15-16

Twenty-five face the sunrise

Abominations in the Temple Vision · Ezekiel 8

Story guide: The twenty-five worshipers are countable and remain unnamed, non-recurring figures.

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15Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? You will see again still greater abominations than these.”

16Then he brought me into the inner court of the house of Yahweh, and behold, at the entrance of the temple of Yahweh, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs toward the temple of Yahweh and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing down toward the east to the sun.

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