And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
And he made the veil, х hapaaroket (H6532)] - the divider, the separater, between the Holy and the most Holy Place. [Septuagint, katapetasma, a thing spread over, a curtain or veil.] The united height of the pillars is here given; and though the exact dimensions would be 36 cubits, each column was only 17 1/2 cubits, a half cubit being taken up by the capital or the base. They are probably described as they were lying together in the mould before they were set up. They would be from 18 to 21 fast in circumference, and stand 40 feet in height. These pillars, or obelisks, as some call them, were highly ornamented, and formed an entrance in keeping with the splendid interior of the temple (see the notes at 1 Kings 7:15-16: cf. Napier's 'Workers in Ancient Metals,' p. 106).