And he raised up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Booz. "Stability and strength "are derived from God alone. Thus Solomon designed to insinuate that God established the harmony of the universe. (Haydock)
An orrery, or globe, was therefore placed on each of these pillars. (Parkhurst, in con.)