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The Court of the Priests
The innermost court was the Court of the Priests, which excluded all laymen.
In the eastern part of this court, opposite the main gates leading from the
other courts and the eastern entrance into the Temple area, so that it could be
seen from a distance, stood the great altar of burnt offering.
In this latter court stood the altar of burnt offering, made of unwrought
stone, 30 cubits (45 feet) in length and breadth, and 15 cubits (22 feet) high.
West of this was the Temple, and between the Holy Place and the altar stood the
laver of cleansing.