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THE OUTER COURT
The outer court was an inclosed space about the tabernacle one hundred
cubits long by fifty cubits wide. Inclosing this space was a peculiarly con-
structed fence. Its framework consisted of pillars of shittim wood, five cu-
bits high (Exodus 27:18). The bottom of the pillars were held in place by a
"socket," or plate of copper (A.V. "brass"), evidently laid flat upon the
ground. The socket had a hole to receive the pillar.
The pillars were kept upright by cords (Exodus 35:18) fastened to pins
of copper (27:19) driven into the ground. The "fillets" were curtain rods hung
upon hooks near the upper end of the pillars, and served as the top rail of a
fence, to keep the pillars at a proper distance apart. The fillets were of
shittim wood, covered with silver, while the hooks and the caps which protected
the tops of the pillars were of the same metal (38:17,19). Hooks were also
placed at the bottom of the pillars, by which the lower edge of the curtain
was fastened. The pillars, when set up and braced by the fillets and stay
ropes, formed the complete framework of a fence. Upon this was hung sheets of
"fine twined linen." The sheets were five cubits wide, the same as the height
of the pillars, but as the pillars rested upon sockets, the curtain would be
kept off from the ground.