¹⁹ The cherubim lifted their wings and ascended from the earth right before my eyes;^(A) the wheels were beside them as they went. The glory of the God of Israel was above them, and it stopped at the entrance to the eastern gate of the Lord’s house.

⁶ Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps.^(A) He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10½ feet deep—one threshold was 10½ feet deep.

Outside Dimensions of the Temple Complex

¹⁵ When he finished measuring inside the temple complex, he led me out by way of the gate that faced east and measured all around the complex.^(A)

The Prince’s Privilege

44 The man then brought me back toward the sanctuary’s outer gate that faced east, and it was closed.