It was square — a span long and a span wide — and folded double. The breastpiece folded double creates the pocket for the Urim and Thummim. The square form — approximately nine inches per side — is the same perfect geometric form as the Most Holy Place. What lies over the priest's heart has the same geometric perfection as the room where God's presence dwells. The depth of the folded construction corresponds to the depth of the judgment the breastpiece mediates.

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