Holy Scripture

Ezekiel 43:13

A church father on this verse
“(Vers. 13 seqq.) These are the measurements of the altar: in the true cubit, which is a cubit and a handbreadth (or παλαιστὴν) in his bosom, the cubit was in length, and its width was measured from its lip to the surrounding palm of one hand. This was also the trench of the altar. From the bosom of the earth to the ou…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Ezekiel

Source: Septuagint

Original

13And these are the measures of the altar by the cubit of a cubit and a span, the cavity shall be a cubit deep, and a cubit shall be the breadth, and the border on the rim of it round about shall be a span: and this shall be the height of the altar

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11And they shall bear their punishment for all the things that they have done: and thou shalt describe the house, and its entrances, and the plan thereof, and all its ordinances, and thou shalt make known to them all the regulations of it, and describe them before them: and they shall keep all my commandments, and all my ordinances, and do them.

12And thou shalt show the plan of the house on the top of the mountain: all its limits round about shall be most holy.

— Ezekiel 43:13 —

14from the bottom at the commencement of the hollow part to this great mercy seat, from beneath was two cubits, and the breadth was a cubit; and from the little mercy seat to the great mercy seat, four cubits, and the breadth was a cubit.

15And the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and above the horns a cubit.

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