"For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the sidewalls made a pentagon." — The *doors* (*delatayim*) of the *inner sanctuary* are *olive wood* (*etzey-zayit*), matching the *cherubim*. The *architectural detail*—*lintel and sidewalls form a pentagon* (*chamesh tzla'im*, five sides)—suggests an *elaborate entranceway* with *geometric precision*. The *pentagon* (five-sided figure) is unusual in temple architecture and may indicate *special sanctity*.

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