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1 Kings 6:16

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built them: 1 Kings 6:5, 1 Kings 6:19-20, 1 Kings 8:6; Exodus 25:21-22, Exodus 26:23; Leviticus 16:2; 2 Chronicles 3:8; Ezekiel 45:3; Hebrews 9:3

the oracle: The oracle was the sanctuary, or holy of holies, in which there was nothing but the ark of the covenant, including the tables of the law, and into which the high priest alone was to enter but once a year.

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