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Ezekiel 40:47

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KJV ORIGINAL

So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

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So he measured the courtyard — it was a perfect square, about 150 feet long and 150 feet wide, with the altar right there in front of the temple.

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God's space was designed with perfect symmetry and intention — nothing was random.

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