32
With the stones he built an altar in the LORD’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 32. Furrows. Hebrew “of two (sathayim) measures of seed.” These furrows Elias filled with water, to impede the natural activity of fire, and to shew the miracle in a more striking light; ( Bible.) as also to convince all that there was no deceit. An author quoted, under the name of S. Chrysostom, says that the pagans had sometimes subterraneous passages, by which they kindled the wood on the altar, as if by miracle, ita ut multi decepti ignem illum cœlestem esse existiment. ap. Surium iv.
1 seah is about 7 liters or 1.9 gallons or 0.8 pecks
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