Ezekiel 40:6
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 40
“Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.”Ezekiel 40:6
What Does Ezekiel 40:6 Mean?
Ezekiel 40:6 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 40, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 40:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ezekiel 8:16“And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.”Ezekiel 40:22“And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.”Ezekiel 43:1“Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:”1 Kings 6:8“The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.”1 Chronicles 9:18“Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.”1 Chronicles 9:24“In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.”Nehemiah 3:29“After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.”Psalms 84:10“For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”Jeremiah 19:2“And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,”Ezekiel 10:18“Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.”Ezekiel 11:1“Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.”Ezekiel 40:20“And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.”Ezekiel 40:24“After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.”Ezekiel 40:26“And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.”Ezekiel 43:17“And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.”Ezekiel 44:1“Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.”Ezekiel 40:5“And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.”Ezekiel 40:7“And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.”Ezekiel 40:34“And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.”Ezekiel 42:15“Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.”
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