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John Gill's Exposition on Zechariah 4:3

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the two olive trees by it, etc.] Which are explained in, (see Gill on “<380414>Zechariah 4:14”): one upon the right [side] of the bowl, and the other upon the left [side] thereof; in (<380411>Zechariah 4:11) they are said to be on the right and left sides of the bowl or candlestick, which is the same; for the situation of them was alike, with respect to the one and the other: according to Fortunatus Scacchus, these two olive trees did not arise out of the earth, and the top of the candlestick; but out of the base of the candlestick, one on the right hand of the bowl, which hung in the middle of the candlestick; and the other on the leftf86, of which he has given the figure.
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