Bible Strands
Ezekiel 41:20
Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel records a visionary tour of the temple’s outer sanctuary, describing its architectural details as they appear to him during the measurement sequence.
The words — עֲשׂוּיִם ('a.su.Yim) translates literally as "[were] made," and הַ/כְּרוּבִ֥ים (ha./ke.ru.Vim) means "the cherubim," specifying the carved figures that populate the wall.
The thread — This decorative scheme continues the pattern in Ezekiel 41:18, where alternating cherubim and palm trees cover the temple walls, each cherub displaying two faces.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to note the exact vertical span of the carvings, which run uninterrupted from the floor to the space above the entrance, leaving no section of the wall unadorned.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 41:18 were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces: