Architectural solution for the wall around the holy place

[galgal]

Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate which faced toward the east and measured it all around.
He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds by the measuring reed.
He measured on the north side five hundred reeds by the measuring reed.
On the south side he measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
He turned to the west side and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred and the width five hundred, to divide between the holy and the profane.
(Ezekiel 42:15-20)

As we can see, in addition to the wall around the temple complex itself (532 x 532 cubits, or 255.36 x 255.36 meters if measured outside), there is a fairly large plot of land, measuring 1440 x 1440 meters, surrounded by a wall from all sides. However, in the 45th chapter we read this:

"And when you divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an allotment to the LORD, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of 25,000 cubits, and the width shall be 20,000. It shall be holy within all its boundary round about.
"Out of this there shall be for the holy place a square round about five hundred by five hundred cubits reeds, and fifty cubits for its open space round about.
(Ezekiel 45:1,2)
(English Bible translators again annoy me with their wrong measures.)

That is, according to this text, there is a plot of land 1440 x 1440 meters, and directly to this plot of land adjoins an open space 24 meters wide.

What happened to the wall that was written about before, and what should be the width of this wall?



If the wall were located on the territory of the holy place, then in the prophecy it would be impossible to measure the length of 500 reeds, being inside this space.

If the wall were in open space, it would reduce the size of the open space by the thickness of the wall itself. It turns out absurd.

If the wall were located between a sacred space and an outer open space, then what is the thickness of this wall and why is it not mentioned in the 45th chapter?

In my opinion, there is one solution:




This arrangement of the wall does not interfere with the measurements of the inner part where the sacred place is located and does not interfere with the measurements of the outer part, the open space where the area for the sale of sacrificial animals, products and things necessary for the visitors of the Temple is located.

The width and height of the wall are determined by analogy. The thickness of the wall of the Tabernacle (inside the Temple), according to the prophecy of Ezekiel, is 6 cubits. The thickness of the outer wall of the Temple, where the storerooms are located, is 5 cubits.

Similarly, when we know the height and thickness of the wall around the temple complex (1 reed = 6 cubits), we can assume that the outer wall surrounding the whole area around the temple complex, along with the mountain on the southern slope of which the Temple itself is located, will have a height and a thickness equal to 5 cubits.

Next, I create a wall in which each of its four sides has 144 projections inward and 144 protrusions outwards, not counting four protrusions in the corners and one protrusion upward above each of the 12 gates.



What are the advantages of this solution, in addition to the fact that such a solution satisfies the seemingly contradictory requirement of Ezekiel's prophecy?

Symmetrical with respect to the boundary of the sacred space, the protuberances of the wall outward and inward show the interpenetration from the outside world into the domain of God and the penetration of God into the external world.

This form of the wall is unusual enough and will not look so dull as a very long, perfectly straight wall might look.

Relatively low entrance gates should remind that everyone entering must reconcile before the power of God and should not too exalt himself by entering the territory of God.

Now I have to put this model of the outer wall on the real relief of the place where the Third Temple will be built, so you will have to be patient, for I do everything very slowly, very slowly, very slowly.