The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 27:18

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

The length and the breadth of the court had been already implied in what had been said of the external screen-work, or "hangings" (Exodus 27:9 and Exodus 27:12). What this verse adds is the height of the pillars, which was five cubits, or seven feet six inches.

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