Curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases. The entrance to the courtyard — the gateway on the east side — is flanked by two 15-cubit curtain sections (verses 14–15). The 15-cubit sections with three posts and three bases each create a 30-cubit total gateway opening. The entrance panels frame the opening without blocking it — three posts, not a solid wall. The gateway invites entry while defining it: this is where you enter, and this is what you approach. The wideness of the entrance (20 cubits between the two 15-cubit panels) reflects the accessibility of the covenant community's worship. The tabernacle's entrance is not a narrow gate but a broad opening that invites the whole community to approach.

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