35 Bible Verses about Architecture

Who, indeed, are rendering divine service, with a glimpse and shadow, of the heavenly things; even as Moses hath received intimation, when about to complete the tent, - For see! saith he - Thou shalt make all things according to the model which hath been pointed out to thee in the mount.

So shall they make for me a sanctuary, - and I will make my habitation in their midst: according to all that, I, am shewing thee, the pattern of the habitation, and the pattern of all the furnishings thereof, even so, shall ye make it.

Also the habitation shalt thou make, with ten curtains, of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and crimson, with cherubim, the work of a skilful weaver, shalt thou make them. The length of each curtain twenty-eight cubits, and, the breadth four cubits, of each curtain, one measure, for all the curtains. The five curtains, shall be joined, one to another, and, the other five curtains, joined, one to another.read more.
And thou shalt make loops of blue on the border of each curtain, at the edge of the set, - and, thus, shalt thou do in the border of the curtain, that is outmost in the second set: fifty loops, shalt thou make, in the one curtain, and fifty loops, shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain which is in the second set, the loops being opposite, one to another. And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, - so shalt thou join the curtains one to another, with the clasps, and thus shall the habitation be one. And thou shalt make curtains of goat's hair, for a tent, over the habitation - eleven curtains, shalt thou make them. The length of each curtain, thirty cubits, and the breadth, four cubits, of each curtain, - one measure, to the eleven curtains. And thou shalt join the five curtains by themselves, and the six curtains by themselves, and thou shalt fold back the sixth curtain, in the forefront of the tent. And thou shalt make fifty loops on the border of the one curtain, that is outmost in the set, and fifty loops on the border of the curtain, of the second set. And thou shalt make fifty clasps of bronze, and bring the clasps into the loops, so shalt thou join the tent, and it shall be one. And the overplus that remaineth in the curtains of the tent, - the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over at the back of the habitation. And, the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side of that which remaineth, in the length of the curtains of the tent shall be hung over the sides of the habitation on this side and on that side to make a covering. And thou shalt make a covering, for the tent, of rams skins dyed red, - and a covering of badger's skins, above. And thou shalt make boards for the habitation, - of acacia wood to stand up: ten cubits, the length of the board, and a cubit and a half cubit the breadth of each board: two tenons, to each board, united one to another, - thus, shalt thou make, for all the boards of the habitation, So then thou shalt make the boards for the habitation, twenty boards, on the south side southwards. And forty sockets of silver, shalt thou make under the twenty boards, - two sockets under the one board for its two tenons, and two sockets, under the next board, for its two tenons. And on the second side of the habitation, towards the north, twenty boards; and their forty sockets of silver, - two sockets, under the one board, and, two sockets, under the next board. And for the hinderpart of the habitation, westward, shalt thou make six boards. And, two boards, shalt thou make, for the comers of the habitation, - in the hinderpart: that they may be double beneath, and at the same time, they shall be entire on the top thereof, into each ring, - thus, shall it be for them both, for the two corners, shall they be. So shall they be eight boards, and, their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets, - two sockets, under the one board, and, two sockets, under the next board. And thou shalt make bars, of acacia wood, - five, for the boards of the one side of the habitation, and five bars, for the boards of the other side of the habitation, and five bars, for the boards of the side of the habitation, at the hinderpart westward; with the middle bar in the midst of the boards, - running along from end to end. And the boards, shalt thou overlay with gold, and their rings, shalt thou make of gold, as receptacles for the bars, - and thou shalt overlay the liars with gold. So shalt thou rear up the habitation, according to the fashion thereof, which thou wast caused to see in the mount. And thou shalt make a veil, of blue and purple, and crimson and fine-twined linen, - of the work of a skilful weaver, shall it be made, with cherubim; and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with their hooks of gold, - upon four sockets of silver, And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, - and shalt bring in thither, within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a division for you between the holy place and the most holy. And thou shalt place the propitiatory, upon the ark of the testimony, - in the most holy place . And thou shalt set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand over against the table, on the side of the habitation, southward, - and the table, shalt thou place on the north side. And thou shalt make a screen for the opening of the tent, of blue, and purple and crimson, and fine-twined linen, - the work of an embroiderer. And thou shalt make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and shalt overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold, - and thou shalt cast for them five sockets of bronze.

Then gave David unto Solomon his son, the plan of the porch, and the recesses thereof, and the treasuries thereof, and the upper rooms thereof, and the inner chambers thereof, and the recess for the propitiatory; and the plan of all which had come by the spirit to be with him, for the courts of the house of Yahweh, and for all the rooms round about, - for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of hallowed things;

And so it came to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year, by the coming forth of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year (in the month of Zif, the same, being the second month) of the reign of Solomon over Israel, that he began to build the house unto Yahweh. Now, the house which King Solomon built unto Yahweh, was sixty cubits in length, and twenty in breadth, - and thirty cubits in height. And, the porch in front of the temple of the house, was twenty cubits in length, according to the breadth of the house, - ten cubits in breadth, in front of the house.read more.
And he made to the house windows, with closed bars. And he built - by the wall of the house - a gallery, round about, against the walls of the house, round about, both to the temple, and to the shrine, - and he made side chambers round about. The, lowest gallery, was five cubits broad, and, the middle, six cubits broad, and, the third, seven cubits broad, - for he put, ledges, against the house round about, on the outer side, so as not to make fastenings in the walls of the house. Now, the house, when it was in building, with whole quarry-stones, was built, - neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tools of iron, was heard in the house, when it was in building. The entrance of the lowest story, was on the right side of the house, - and, by winding stairs, went they up unto the middle story , and, out of the middle, into, the third. So he built the house, and finished it, - and ceiled the house with planks and beams of cedar; and built the gallery against all the house, five cubits in height, - and so fastened the house, with timber of cedar.

the whole in writing, From the hand of Yahweh upon me, to give understanding, - all the works of the pattern.

Then began Solomon, to build the house of Yahweh, in Jerusalem, in Mount Moriah, where he had appeared unto David his father, - -in the place which David had prepared, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite. And he began to build, in the second month, on the second, in the fourth year of his reign. And, these, are the things wherein Solomon was grounded for the building of the house of God, - The length, by cubits, in the first measure, was sixty cubits, and, the breadth, twenty cubits.read more.
And, the porch which was in front of the length, in front of the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and, the height thereof, was a hundred and twenty, - and he overlaid it, within, with pure gold. And, the greater house, covered he with cypress wood, and overlaid it with fine gold, - and raised thereon palms, and wreathed garlands. And he covered the house with precious stones, for beauty, - and, the gold, was gold of Parvaim. And he covered the house, the beams, the entrance-hall, and the walls thereof and the doors thereof, with gold, - and he carved cherubim upon the walls. And he made the most holy house, the length whereof, was, according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and, the breadth thereof, twenty cubits, - and he covered it with fine gold, to the number of six hundred talents; and, the weight of the nails, amounted to fifty shekels of gold, - and, the upper chambers, covered he with gold. And he made, in the most holy house, two cherubim, of carved work, - and covered them with gold. And, as for the wings of the cherubim, the length of them, was twenty cubits, - the one wing, by the cubit was five, reaching to the wall of the house, and, the other wing, five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub; and, the wing of the other cherub, was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house, - and, the other wing, was five cubits, cleaving to the wing of the other cherub: the wings of these cherubim, outspread, were twenty cubits, - and, they themselves, were standing upon their feet, and, their faces, were inward. And he made a vail, of blue and purple, and crimson and byssus cloth, - and raised thereon cherubim. And he made, for the front of the house, two pillars, thirty five cubits in length, - and, the capital which was upon the top of each, was five cubits. And he made wreathen chains in the shrine, and put them upon the top of the pillars, - and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them in the chains, And he reared up the pillars in front of the temple, one, on the right, and, one, on the left, - and called the name of that on the right hand, Jachin, and the name of that on the left, Boaz.

And he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits, the length thereof, and, twenty cubits, the breadth thereof, - and, ten cubits, the height thereof. And he made a molten sea, - ten - by the cubit, from the one brim thereof into the other brim thereof, it was round all about, and, five - by the cubit, was the height thereof, and, a line - of thirty by the cubit, did compass it round about. And, the likeness of oxen, was under it round about on every side, encircling it, ten in a cubit, going round the sea, on every side,-two rows of oxen, made in the casting.read more.
It was standing on twelve oxen, three, looking toward the north, and, three, looking toward the west, and, three, looking toward the south, and, three, looking toward the east, the sea, being upon them above, - and, all their hinder parts, inward. And, the thickness thereof, was a hand-breadth, and, the brim thereof, was like the brim-work of a cup, with blossoms of lilies, - it could hold many baths, three thousand, would it contain. And he made ten lavers, and set five on the right hand - and five on the left, to bathe therein, what is offered as an ascending-sacrifice, do they rinse therein, - but, the sea, was, that the priests should bathe therein. And he made ten lampstands of gold according to the regulation thereof, - and set in the temple, five, on the right hand, and, five, on the left. And he made ten tables, and placed in the temple, five, on the right hand, and, five, on the left, - and he made a hundred tossing bowls of gold. And he made the court of the priests, and the large enclosure, - and doors to the enclosure, and, the doors thereof, overlaid he with bronze. And, the sea, he set on the right side of the house, eastward over against the south. And Huram made - the pans, and the shovels, and the tossing bowls, - and Huram finished doing the work, which he did for King Solomon, in the house of God: - two pillars, and the bowls and the capitals on the top of the two pillars, and the two frames of checker work, to cover the two bowls of the capitals, which were on the top of the pillars; and four hundred pomegranates, for the two frames,-two rows of pomegranates, for each frame, for covering the two bowls of the capitals, which were on the face of the pillars; and, the stands, made he, - and, the lavers, made he upon the stands; the one sea, - and the twelve oxen under it; and, the pans and the shovels and the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels, made Huram his father for King Solomon, for the house of Yahweh, - of burnished bronze, In the circuit of the Jordan, did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. So Solomon made all these utensils, in great abundance, - for the weight of the bronze could not be searched out. Yea Solomon made all the utensils which were for the house of God, - and the altar of gold, and the rubles, whereon was the Presence-bread; and the lamp-holders and their lamps, that they should burn according to the regulation before the shrine, of purified gold; and the blossom-work, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, - the same, was the purest gold; and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the censers, of purified gold, - and the entrance of the house, the inner doors thereof for the holy of holies, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.

as Moses, the servant of Yahweh, commanded the sons of Israel, as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, whereon had not been wielded any tool of iron, - and they caused to go up thereon, ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, and sacrificed peace-offerings.

But if, an altar of stones, thou wilt make to me, thou shalt not build them hewn, - for as soon as thou hast lifted, thy sharp tool, thereupon, thou hast profaned it;

So then King Ahaz went to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, in Damascus, and saw the altar which was in Damascus, - and King Ahaz, sent unto Urijah the priest, a likeness of the altar, and a model thereof, according to all the workmanship thereof; and Urijah the priest built an altar, - according to all that King Ahaz sent from Damascus, so, did Urijah the priest make it, by the time King Ahaz came from Damascus.

When thou buildest a new house, then shalt thou make a parapet to thy roof, so shalt thou not treasure up blood-guiltiness against thy house, for he that is in danger of falling might fall therefrom.

In the twenty-fifth year of our exe at the beginning of the year. on the tenth of the month in the fourteenth year, after the city was smitten, on this selfsame day, came upon me the hand of Yahweh, and he brought me thither: In the visions of God, he brought me into the land of Israel, - and set me down upon an exceeding high mountain, and thereupon, was, as it were the structure of a city, on the south. And when he brought me thither, then lo! a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a flax-cord in his hand and measuring reed, - and he was standing in the gate.read more.
And the man spake unto me, saying. Son of man See with thine eyes And with thine ears, hear thou And apply thy heart to whatsoever I am about to show thee, For to the intent it might be shown thee, hast thou been brought hither,- Declare all that thou seest unto the house of Israel. And lo a wall on the outside of the house round about on every side, - and in the hand of the man, was the measuring reed six cubits by the cubit, and a handbreadth, so he measured the breadth of the enclosing-wall, one reed, and the height one reed. Then came he unto the gate that looked toward the east, and went up by the steps thereof, - and measured the threshold of the gate one reed bread, and the other threshold one reed broad. And the lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad, and between the lodges, was a space of five cubits, - and the threshold of the gate from beside the porch of the gate inwards, was one reed. Then measured he the porch of the gate inwards, one read. Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits, and the projections thereof two cubits, - and the porch of the gate was within, And I the ledges of the gate that was towards the east were, three on this side and three on that side, one measure, had they three, - and one measure, had the projections on this side and on that side. Then measured he the breadth of the entrance of the gate, ten cubits - the length of the gate, thirteen cubits, And the space before the lodges was one cubit, and one cubit, the space on that side; and the lodge itself was six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. Then measured he the gate, from the roof of this lodge to the roof of that, a breadth of twenty-five cubits, - entrance over against entrance. Then measured he the porch, twenty cubits, - even unto the projection of the court, the lodges of the gate round about on every side; and from e the face of the gate outwards, unto the face of the porch of the inner gate, was fifty cubits. And latticed windows had the lodges, even towards their projections within the gate round about on every side, and, so, had the recesses, - and windows round about on every side inwards, and against each projection, palm trees. Then he brought me into the outer court, and lo! chambers and a tesselated pavement, made to the court round about on every side, - thirty chambers against the pavement, And the pavement, was against the side of the gates, answering to the length of the gates, - the lower pavement, Then measured he the breadth, from the front of the lower gate, to the front of the inner court on the outside one hundred cubits, - to the east and the north. And as for the gate which looked towards the north, pertaining to the outer court, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof. And the lodges thereof were three on this side and throe on that side, and the projections thereof and the recesses thereof were according to the measure of the first gate, fifty cubits the length thereof, and, the breadth, twenty-five, by the cubit. And the windows thereof and the recesses thereof and the palm-trees thereof were according to the measure of the gate that looked toward the east, - and by seven steps, they ascend it, and their recesses were within, And the gate to the inner court, was over against the gate, to the north and to the east, - so he measured from gate to gate. one hundred cubits. Then he took me toward the south, and lo! In gate toward the south, - and he measured the projections thereof and the recesses thereof, according to these measures. And windows were there to it, and the recesses thereof round about on all sides, like these windows, - fifty cubits in length, and in breadth, five-and-twenty cubits. And seven steps the ascents thereof, with its recesses within, - and it had palm trees one on this side and one on that side against the projections thereof. And a gate, had the inner court towards the south, - so he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits. Yea when he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, then measured he the south gate, according to these measures; and the lodges thereof and the projections thereof and the recesses, thereof, were according to these measures, and windows, were there to it, and to the recesses thereof round about on every side, - fifty cubits in length, and in breadth, twenty and five cubits; and there were recesses round about on every side; - in length, five and twenty cubits, and in breadth, five cubits; and the recesses thereof reached unto the outer court, with palm-trees, against the projections thereof, and eight steps were the ascents thereof. And when he brought me unto the inner court toward the east, then measured he the gate, according to these measures; and the lodges thereof and the projections thereof and the recesses thereof, according to these measures, and windows were there to it and to the recesses thereof, round about on every side, - in length fifty cubits, and in breadth, five and twenty cubits; and the recesses thereof reached to the outer court, with palm-trees, against the projections thereof, on this side and on that side, - and eight steps, were the ascents thereof. And when he brought me to the north gate, then measured he according to these measures: the lodge as thereof the projections thereof, and the recesses thereof, with windows, to it round about on every side, - in length fifty cubits, and in breadth five and twenty cubits; and the recesses thereof reached unto the outer court, with palm-trees against the projections thereof, on this side and on that side, - and eight steps were the ascents thereof. And there was a chamber with its entrance, within the projections at the gates, - there, shall they rinse the ascending-sacrifice, m And in the porch of the gate, were two tables on this side, and two tables, on that side, - to slay thereon the ascending-sacrifice, and the sin-bearer, and the gut-bearer. And at the side without, in ascending to the entrance of the north gate, were two tables, - and at the other side which pertaineth to the porch of the gate, were two tables. Four tables on this side and four tables on that side by the side of the gate,-eight tables whereupon they shall slay. And the four tables for the ascending-offering: were of hewn stone. in length, one cubit and a half, and in breadth, one cubit and a half, and in height, one cubit, - that thereon, they may lay the instruments wherewith they shall slay the ascending-offering and the sacrifice. And there were hooks of three hand-breadth fastened within round about on every side, - and upon the tables, the flesh of the offering. And on the outside of the inner gate, were the chambers of the singers in the inner court which was at the side of the north gate, and their front was toward the south, - one, at the side of the south gate, fronting, toward the north. Then spake he unto me saying, This chamber whose front is toward the south, is for the priests keeping the charge of the house; and the chamber whose front is towards the north is for the priests keeping the charge of the altar,-the same are the sons of Zadok k - who draw near from among the sons of Levi unto Yahweh. to wait upon him. Then measured he the court, the length, a hundred cubits, and the breadth, a hundred cubits foursquare, - with the altar before the house. And when he brought me unto the porch of the house, then measured he the projection of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side, - and the breadth of the gate, was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side: the length of the porch was twenty cubits and the breadth twelve cubits, and by ten steps they ascend into it,- and there were pillars against the projections, lion on this side, and one on that side.

Then he took me unto the temple, - and measured the projection six cubits broad on this side and six cubits broad on that side, the breadth of the tent. And the breadth of the entrance was ten cubits and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side - and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits. Then went he inwards, and measured the projection of the entrance, two cubits, - and the entrance itself was six cubits, and the sides of the entrance seven cubits:read more.
so he measured the length thereof twenty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits, at the front of the temple. Then said he unto me This! is the holy of holies. Then measured he the wall of the house six cubits, - and the breadth of the side-chamber, four cubits round about on every side of the house round about. And the side-chambers, one over another were three, and that thirty times, and they entered into the wall which pertained to the house for the side-chambers round about on every side that they might have support, -and yet not have support in the wall of the house itself. And there was a broadening and a winding about higher and higher to the side-chambers, for the circuit of the house! was higher and higher round about on every side of the house, for this cause was there a broadening of the house upwards, - and from the lower, one ascended to the higher, by that which was in the middle, Then saw I that the house had a height round about on every side, - the foundations of the side- chambers, a full reed, six cubits to the joining. The breadth of the wall which pertained to the side-chamber on the outside was five cubits,- and that which was left vacant between the side-chambers which pertained to the house. And between the chambers, was a breadth of twenty cubits round about the house round about on every side, And the entrance of the side-chamber, was at the vacant space, one entrance toward the north, and another entrance, toward the south, - and the breadth of the place left vacant was five cubits round about on every side. And the building which was toward the front of the secluded place on the side toward the west was n breadth seventy cubits, and the wall of the building was five cubits in breadth round about on every side, -and the length thereof ninety cubits. And he measured the house, in length, a hundred cubits, - and the secluded place and the structure and the wall thereof, in length, a hundred cubits. And the breadth of the front of the house and the secluded place toward the east, a hundred cubits. And he measured the length of the building against the front of the secluded place which was over the binder part thereof and the galleries thereof on this side and on that side a hundred cubits, - with the inner temple and the porches of the court: the entrance spaces and the latticed windows and the galleries round about their three stories, over against the entrance spaces wainscoted with wood, round about on every side, - and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows, were covered; unto the space above the entrance even unto the inner house and without and against all the wall round about on every side within and without, were the measures And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees, - with a palm-tree between cherub and cherub, and two faces had each cherub; and I the face of a man was toward the palm-tree on this side, and tithe face of a young lion was toward the palm-tree on that side, - thus was it made unto all the house, round about on every side. From the ground as far as the space above the entrance: were the cherubim and the palm-trees made. As for the wall of the temple, the door-posts were square, - and as for the face of the holy place, the appearance was like the appearance of the temple . The altar, was of wood, three cubits in height and the length thereof, two cubits and the corners thereof and the length thereof and the walls thereof were of wood, - then spake he unto me saying, This, is the table, which is before Yahweh. And there were two doors, to the temple, and to the holy place; and two leaves to the doors, - two folding leaves, two to the one door and two to the other door. And there had been made unto them unto the doors of the temple cherubim and palm-trees, like as had been made to the walls, - and thick beams of wood unto the front of the porch without. And there were latticed windows and palm-trees on this side and on that side, unto the sides of the porch, - and unto the side chambers of the house and the thick beams.

Then he took me forth unto the outer court, the way toward the north, - and brought me unto the chamber which was over against the secluded place and which was over against the enclosing-wall, towards the north. Facing the length of the hundred cubits, was the entrance of the north, - and the breadth was fifty cubits: over against the twenty which pertained to the inner court, and over against the pavement which pertained to the outer court, was gallery facing gallery, by the thirties;read more.
and before the chambers, was a walk ten cubits in breadth inward, a way of one cubit, - and their entrances were to the north. Now, the highest chambers were shortened, because the galleries took away therefrom more than from the lower or from the middle in structure. For three stories, they were; and had not pillars like the pillars of the courts; for this cause, it differed from the lowest and from the middle, from the ground. And as for the wall that was without. answering to the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. For the length of the chambers which pertained to the outer court was fifty cubits, - and lo! in front of the temple a hundred cubits, And from under these chambers, was the entry from the east when one goeth in by them from the outer court. In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east facing the secluded place and facing the enclosing wall, were chambers. n And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as was their length, so it was their breadth, - and all their exits were both according to their regulations, and according to their entrances. And according to the entrances of the chambers which were toward the south, was the entrance at the head of the way - the way in the face of the covered wall, the way toward the east in entering them. Then said he unto me, The chambers of the north the chambers of the south which face the secluded place, they are the holy chambers where the priests who draw near to Yahweh shall eat the most holy things; there, shall they lay the most holy things, and the meal offering and the sin-bearer and the guilt bearer, for the place is holy! When the priests enter them, then shall they not go forth out of the holy place into the outer court, but there, shall they lay their garments wherein they minister for holy they are, and shall put on other garments, and so draw near unto that which pertaineth to the people. And when he had ended the measurings of the inner house, then he brought me forth by way of the gate which looked toward the east, - and measured it round about on every side. He measured the east side with the measuring reed, - five hundred reeds by the measuring reed round about, He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed round about. The south side, measured he, - five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed. He turned about to the west side, - he measured five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed. Toward the four winds, measured he it a wall, had it round about on every side, in length, five hundred, and in breadth five hundred, - to make a separation, between the holy and the common.

Thou, son of man, Declare the house unto the house of Israel, That they may be put to the blush for their iniquities,- Then let them measure the pattern. And when they have blushed for all that they have done, then The form of the house. And the arrangement thereof And the exits thereof. And the entrances thereof And all the forms thereof, and all the statutes thereof. And all the forms thereof and all the laws thereof, make thou known unto them, And write e it before their yes; That they may keep - All the forms thereof And all the statutes thereof. And do them. This shall be the law of the house, - Upon the top of the mountain, all the boundary thereof round about on every side If shall be most holy, Lo! this, shall be the law of the house.read more.
And these, shall be the measures of the altar, in cubits, a cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth; and the hollow, shall be a cubit, and a cubit the breadth, and the boundary thereof unto the edge thereof round about shall he a single span. And this, shall he the upper part of the altar, And from the hollow of the ground unto the lower ledge, shall be two cubits, and the breadth, one cubit,- and from the smaller ledge unto the larger ledge, shall be four cubits, and the breadth, a cubit. And the hearth, shall, be four cubits, - and from the hearth and upward, the horns shall be four. And the hearth shall be twelve cubits in length, by twelve in breadth - -square in the four sides thereof. And the ledge shall he fourteen in length, by fourteen in breadth, unto the four sides thereof, - and the boundary round about it shall be half a cubit and the hollow thereof a cubit round about, with the steps thereof looking toward the east. I

And they said Come on! let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower with its head in the heavens, so let us make for ourselves a name, - lest we be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth.

But, his own house, was Solomon thirteen years in building, - so he finished all his house. Yea he built the house of the forest of Lebanon, a hundred cubits, the length thereof, and, fifty cubits, the breadth thereof, and, thirty cubits, the height thereof, - upon four rows of pillars of cedar, with beams of cedar, upon the pillars; and it was covered with cedar above upon the joists, that were on forty-five pillars, - fifteen in a row.read more.
And there were, window spaces, in three rows, - and light over against light, three times. And, all the openings and the posts, were square in their frame, - and light was over against light, three times. And, a porch of pillars, made he, fifty cubits, in length, and, thirty cubits, in breadth, - and, a porch, was on the one front of them, and pillars and threshold, were on the other front of them. And, a porch for the throne, where he should judge, even the porch of judgment, made he, and it was wainscotted with cedar, from floor to ceiling. And, his own house where he should dwell, in the other court within the porch, was, of like workmanship unto this, - a house also, made he, for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Solomon had taken to wife , in a similar porch. All these, were of costly stones, after the dimensions of hewn stones, sawn with saws, within and without, - even from the foundation, unto the coping, and without as far as the great court. And, the foundation, was of costly stones, large stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. And, above, were costly stones, after the dimensions of hewn stone, and cedar. And, the great court round about, was of three rows of hewn stone, and a row of beams of cedar, - both to the inner court of the house of Yahweh, and to the porch of the house.

In wisdom, is a house builded, and, in understanding, is it established; And, in knowledge, chambers are filled, with all acquisitions, costly and fair.

Alas! for him who buildeth his house without righteousness, And his roof-chambers without justice, - Of his neighbour, taketh service for nought, And recompense for his work, giveth him not. Who saith - I will build me a roomy house, with spacious roof-chambers, - So he cutteth him open its windows, And it is covered in with cedar, And he painteth it with vermilion.

Make for thee an ark of timbers of gopher, Grooms, shalt thou make with the ark, - and - thou shalt cover it within and without with pitch. And, this, is how thou shalt make it, - three hundred cubits, the length of the ark, fifty cubits, the breadth thereof, and thirty cubits the height thereof. A place for light, shalt thou make to the ark and to a cubit, shalt thou finish it upwards, and the opening of the ark - in the side thereof, shalt thou put, - with lower, second and third stories, shalt thou make it.

A stone the builders refused, hath become the head of the corner:

Jesus saith unto them - Have ye, never, read in the Scriptures, A stone which the builders rejected, the same, hath become, head of the corner: From the Lord, hath this come to pass, and is marvellous in our eyes.

Have ye not, this scripture, read - A stone which the builders rejected, the same, hath become head of the corner!

But, he, looking at them, said - What, then, is this that is written, - A stone which the builders' rejected, The same, hath become, head of the corner?

Unto you, then, is the honour - unto you who believe; but, unto such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, - The same, hath become head of the corner,

Every one, therefore, who heareth thesemy words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock; And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house, and it fell not; for it had been founded upon the rock. And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;read more.
And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and dashed against that house, and it fell; and, the fall thereof, was, great.

He is like unto a man building a house, who digged, and deepened, and laid a foundation upon the rock, - and, a flood, coming, the stream burst against that house, and was not strong enough to shake it, because it had been, well, built. But, he that hath heard and not done, is like unto a man having built a house upon the earth, without a foundation, - against which the stream burst, and, straightway, it fell in; and it came to pass, that, the crash of that house, was, great.

According to the favour of God which hath been given unto me, as a wise master-builder, I laid a foundation, whereas, another, is building thereon; but, let each one, see, how he buildeth thereon; For, other foundation, can, no one, lay, than that which is lying, which is, Jesus Christ. But, if anyone is building, upon the foundation - gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,read more.
Each one's work, shall be made, manifest; for, the day, will make it plain, because, by fire, is it to be revealed, - and, each one's work, of what sort it is, the fire itself will prove: -

Hence, then - no longer, are ye strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens of the saints, and members of the household of God, - Having been built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, there being, for chief corner stone, Jesus Christ himself, - In whom, an entire building, in process of being fitly joined together, is growing into a holy shrine in the Lord;read more.
In whom, ye also, are being builded together, into a habitation of God in Spirit.

Unto whom coming near, as unto a living stone - by men, indeed, rejected, but, with God, chosen, held in honour, Yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, well-pleasing unto God through Jesus Christ; Inasmuch as it is contained in scripture - Lo! I lay in Zion an outmost corner stone, chosen, held in honour, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame.read more.
Unto you, then, is the honour - unto you who believe; but, unto such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, - The same, hath become head of the corner,

O thou humbled one storm-tossed, uncomforted, - Lo! I, am about to set in antimony, thy stones, And will found thee in sapphires; And make rubies, thy battlements, And thy gates, sparkling stones, -

For he was awaiting the city having foundations, whose architect and builder is, God.

And there came one of the seven messengers which had the seven bowls, that were full of the seven last plagues, and spake with me, saying - Hither! I will point out to thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. And he carried me away, in spirit, unto a mountain great and high, and pointed out to me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God; having the glory of God, - her lustre, like unto a stone most precious, as a jasper stone, shining as crystal;read more.
having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and, at the gates, twelve messengers, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel, - on the east, three gates, and, on the north, three gates, and, on the south, three gates, and, on the west, three gates; and, the wall of the city, having twelve foundations, and, upon them, twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And, he that was talking with me, had, for a measure, a reed of gold, that he might measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And, the city, four-square, lieth, and, the length thereof, is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city, with the reed, - twelve thousand furlongs: the length, and the breadth, and the height thereof, are, equal. And he measured the wall thereof, - a hundred and forty-four cubits: the measure of a man, which is the measure of a messenger. And, the structure of the wall thereof, was jasper, and, the city, was pure gold, like unto pure glass. The foundations of the wall of the city, with every precious stone were adorned: the first foundation, was jasper, the second, sapphire, the third, chalcedony, the fourth, emerald, the fifth, sardonyx, the sixth, sardius, the seventh, chrysolite, the eighth, beryl, the ninth, topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh, hyacinth, the twelfth, amethyst; and, the twelve gates, were twelve pearls, - each one of the gates, severally, was of one pearl; and, the broadway of the city, was pure gold, as transparent glass. And, sanctuary, saw I none therein; for, the Lord, God, the Almighty, is the sanctuary thereof, and the Lamb.

Where wast thou, when I founded the earth? Tell, if thou knowest understanding! Who set the measurements thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched out over it a line?