Barnes' Notes on 1 Kings 7:5

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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All the doors and posts - The doorways, and the posts which formed them, seem to be intended. These were square at top, not arched or rounded. In Assyrian buildings arched doorways were not uncommon. The doorways also, like the windows, exactly faced one another. return to 'Top of Page'

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