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Measuring Line

Holman Bible Dictionary

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A cord used to measure length (compare 1Kings 7:15,1 Kings 7:23; 2 Chronicles 4:3 ). References to a measuring line point to the restoration of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 31:39; Zechariah 2:1; compare Ezekiel 47:3 ).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Measuring Line'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/measuring-line.html. 1991.
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