One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.
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One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.
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The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
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The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 6:26 The height of the one cherub [was]…
1Ki 6:26 The height of the one cherub [was] ten cubits, and so [was it] of the other cherub.
Ver. 26. The height of the one cherub was ten cubits.] They were of a giant like stature. See 1Ki 6:23.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he overlaid the cherubim with gold. Which may…
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold. Which may denote the purity and excellency of angels; or the precious gifts and graces of the Spirit, with which the witnesses of Christ are adorned.
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold. Which may denote the purity and excellency of angels; or the precious gifts and graces of the Spirit, with which the witnesses of Christ are adorned.
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1 Kings 6:29
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kg1 6:29
kg1 6:29And he carved all the walls of the house about with carved figures of cherubim, and palm trees, and open flowers,.... That is, of palm trees, those in full blow: if the cherubim are an emblem of angels, the palm trees fitly enough represent just and upright men, who both appear in the church of God below, and in heaven above; in both which are to be seen the open and full-blown flowers of divine grace, especially in the latter state:
within and without; on the walls of the most holy place, both within and without; and so upon the walls of the holy place, in each of which were these sculptures, which were very ornamental, and were emblematical; see Eze 41:17.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 26. The height of the one cherub was…
Verse 26. The height of the one cherub was ten cubits] Concerning the cherubs, their form, &c., See Clarke on Ex 25:18. The height of each cherub was about eighteen feet and three inches.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The height of the one cherub was ten cubits,…
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so it was of the other cherub. The constant recurrence of the number ton, the symbol of completeness and perfection, is not to be overlooked.
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