Holy Scripture
1 Kings 7:13
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“And this was done on account of the mystery. For the Tyrian craftsman whom Solomon employed to help in his work stands for the ministers of the word chosen from the Gentiles. The allusion to this man as a craftsman is a beautiful touch because he was the son of a widow of Israel, a person who is sometimes wont to be t…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
13And there were twelve oxen under the sea; three looking to the north, and three looking to the west, and three looking to the south, and three looking to the east: and all their hinder parts were inward, and the sea was above upon them.
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11And stays underneath its rim round about compassed it ten cubits round;
12and its rim was as the work of the rim of a cup, a lily flower, and the thickness of it was a span.
— 1 Kings 7:13 —
14And he made ten brazen bases: five cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth of it, and its height was six cubits.
15And this work of the bases was formed with a border to them, and there was a border between the ledges.