The South Gate

24 And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And (A)he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others. 25 Both it and its vestibule (B)had windows all around, like the windows of the others. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. 26 And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had (C)palm trees on its jambs, one on either side. 27 And there was a gate on the south of (D)the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.

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The South Gateway

24 Then the man took me around to the south gateway and measured its various parts, and they were exactly the same as in the others. 25 It had windows along the walls as the others did, and there was an entry room where the gateway passage opened into the outer courtyard. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87 1⁄2 feet long and 43 3⁄4 feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves. 26 This gateway also had a stairway of seven steps leading up to it, and an entry room at the inner end, and palm tree decorations along the dividing walls. 27 And here again, directly opposite the outer gateway, was another gateway that led into the inner courtyard. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet.

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