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Two Pillars. how high were the pillars?. 35 cubits? 2 nd Chronicles 3:15 18 cubits? 1 st Kings 7:15 27 feet? Albert Mackey. ...probably 18 cubits. 35 cubits is probably a total 18 divided by 2 is 17 ½ ½ foot probably below ground they were most likely 18 cubits . how long is a cubit.
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how high were the pillars? • 35 cubits? • 2nd Chronicles 3:15 • 18 cubits? • 1st Kings 7:15 • 27 feet? • Albert Mackey
...probably 18 cubits • 35 cubits is probably a total • 18 divided by 2 is 17 ½ • ½ foot probably below ground • they were most likely 18 cubits
how long is a cubit • from the elbow to the fingertips • about eighteen inches • Mackey's 27 feet divided by 18 cubits • A foot and a half – 18 inches
where were they cast? • KJV 1st Kings 7:46 - in the plain of Jordan, ...in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan • not found until 1964 • had been buried for nearly 3000 years • now believed that they were cast of brass
...and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and he called the name thereof Boaz. 1st Kings 7:21 (KJV)