The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide. The east end — the entrance end — is fifty cubits wide, matching the west. The orientation toward the sunrise is noted for the second time (after Exodus 27:13). The sanctuary faces the direction of the rising light. The entrance that faces the sunrise is the entrance that the worshipper approaches from the direction of the new day.

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