וַיְבִאֵנִי֮ אֶל־אֻלָ֣ם הַבַּיִת֒ וַיָּ֙מָד֙ אֵ֣ל אֻלָ֔ם חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמּוֹת֙ מִפֹּ֔ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת מִפֹּ֑ה וְרֹ֣חַב הַשַּׁ֔עַר שָׁלֹ֤שׁ אַמּוֹת֙ מִפּ֔וֹ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת מִפּֽוֹ׃
Lalu ia membawaku ke serambi Bait Suci, dan ia mengukur tiang-tiang penyangga serambi itu: lima hasta di sisi sini dan lima hasta di sisi sana. Lebar pintu gerbang itu tiga hasta di sisi sini dan tiga hasta di sisi sana.
The Third Beit HaMikdash
Facing them, he saw the walkways of the Entrance Hall, with its corridors15See Yechezkel 41:15 and sec. 50 above. and two mighty columns:16See Yechezkel 40:48-49 and sections 47-48 above.
The Third Beit HaMikdash
“And He brought me to the Vestibule (the Ulam) of the House…. There were steps by which one ascended to it.”1Yechezkel 40:48-49. With regard to the Second Beis HaMikdash, the Mishnah teaches:2Middos 3:6. “There were 22 cubits between the Ulam and the Altar and there were twelve steps there. Each step was 1/2 a cubit high and one cubit wide.” Rambam had a different version of the text which stated that the steps were also 1/2 a cubit wide, as stated in sec. 2. As explained in sec. 26-27, it appears that in the Future Beis HaMikdash there will be 34 cubits between the Ulam and the Altar. Consult that section.
The Third Beit HaMikdash
“The length of the Ulam” – from north to south – “was 20 cubits.”1Yechezkel 40:49. “The width of the gate was 3 cubits on one side and 3 cubits on the other side.”2Ibid.:48. The intent is that the entire entrance to the Ulam in the Future Beis HaMikdash will be 20 cubits wide. There will be 3 cubits at each end that will be closed, leaving 14 cubits of open space.