“And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.”
"The vestibule in front of the main hall of the house was twenty cubits in depth, extending the full width of the house. Its depth in front of the house was twenty cubits." — The *porch* (*ulam*) is *twenty cubits deep* (*esrim amah*), extending the full *width* (*rochab ha-bayit*) of the structure. This *entrance vestibule* provides *transition space* between the secular courtyard and the sacred interior. The *proportions* suggest an *imposing gateway*.
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