וַעֲשׂוּיָ֨ה אֲלֵיהֶ֜ן אֶל־דַּלְת֤וֹת הַֽהֵיכָל֙ כְּרוּבִ֣ים וְתִֽמֹרִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲשׂוּיִ֖ם לַקִּיר֑וֹת וְעָ֥ב עֵ֛ץ אֶל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאוּלָ֖ם מֵהַחֽוּץ׃
Et on y avait sculpté, sur ces vantaux du Hêkhal, des chérubins et des palmes, comme il y en avait de sculptés sur les parois, et un entablement de bois était sur le devant du vestibule, du côté extérieur,
The Third Beit HaMikdash
Since, as indicated by the verse, the Sanctuary building will be high, thick beams will be placed between the wall of the Sanctuary and the wall of the Ulam to stabilize them. Thus, it is written,10Yechezkel 41:25. “There was a thick wooden beam (וְעָב עֵץ) projecting toward the front of the Ulam from the outside.” On that verse, Rashi comments, “Cedar beams were fixed between the wall of the Sanctuary and the wall of the Ulam so that it will not buckle, as stated in Tractate Middos.”11See Middos 3:8 and Rambam’s commentary.
The Third Beit HaMikdash
“Engraved on them, on the doors of the Sanctuary, were cherubs and date-palms as they were engraved on the walls,”21Yechezkel 41:25. as will be explained in depth in sec. 54.