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The side rooms were wider on the higher levels, because the walls were narrower at the higher levels. Therefore the width of the house increased upward; and so one went up from the lowest level to the highest through the middle level.
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Verse 7. Broader, as the wall was not so thick. Bible.—Midst. The two staircases were round in the hollow of the wall, ( Menochius.) at the eastern end of the chambers. Jos. See 3 Kennicott. Calmet.
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