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Ezekiel 43:13
New Catholic Bible
Ezekiel 43:13
New Catholic Bible
13 Measurements of the Altar.[a]These were the dimensions of the altar in cubits of one cubit and a handbreadth. Its base was one cubit high and one cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. This was the height of the altar.
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- Ezekiel 43:13 This second part of chapters 40–48 is more complicated than the first. Into the continuation of the vision or, perhaps, into the description of a new episode in this vision of Ezekiel, the prophet and his successors have inserted texts that differ greatly from each other: prophetic predictions, documents on the status of persons (priests, Levites, the prince), and liturgical details or rubrics.
This last part of the Book of Ezekiel pays a great deal of attention to the office of priesthood. But alongside such passages are others containing quite contrary ideas; these doubtless reflect the discussions and conflicts which arose, beginning with the Exile, concerning the role of the priests.
Two series of passages reflecting opposed tendencies can also be seen in what is said about the office and place of the prince. Note that the text no longer speaks of a king but only of a prince.
