It is to be square — a span long and a span wide — and folded double. The breastpiece is a square, approximately 9 inches per side, folded double to create a pocket for the Urim and Thummim. The square form of the breastpiece — the same perfect three-dimensional form as the Most Holy Place — communicates the same theological content: what is placed over the priest's heart is as holy as the place where God's presence dwells. The folded double construction creates a practical pocket and a symbolic depth: the garment that lies over the priest's heart has two layers, suggesting that the judgment it mediates is not surface-level but goes deep.

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