1 Reis 7

23And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
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ex 30:18,21

ex 38:8

2rs 16:17

2rs 25:13

1cr 18:8

2cr 4:2

jr 52:17

jr 52:20

Este "mar" era um enorme tanque. Desenhado e usado para os lavamientos cerimoniosos dos sacerdotes, estava colocado no átrio do templo perto do altar do holocausto. Ali os sacerdotes se lavavam antes de oferecer os sacrifícios ou entrar em templo (Exo 30:17-21).