And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it inside, even for the inner sanctuary, even for the most holy place.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

The inner house of the oracle. That is, the sanctuary, which he separated from the other part of the temple, with this partition of cedar, instead of the veil, which in the tabernacle of Moses hung before the sanctuary. (Challoner) It was a square of 20 cubits, extending from the western end. (Haydock) Hither none but the high priest was allowed to enter, and he but once a year. (Calmet)

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