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- This may be termed the first vail, as it occupied the door or entrance to the tabernacle; the vail that separated the Holy of Holies is called the second vail, "Andª afterª the¹ secondª veil,ª the tabernacleª which² is calledª° the Holiest of all;ª" {Hbr 9:3}. Mr. Morier (Second Journey Through Persia, p. 251), describing the tent of a chief of the Eelauts, says, "It was composed of a wooden frame of circular laths, which were fixed on the ground, and then covered over with large felts, that were fastened down by a cord, ornamented by tassels of various colours. A curtain, curiously worked by the women, with coarse needle-work of various colours, was suspended over the door. In the king of Persia's tents, magnificent perdahs, or hangings of needle-work, are suspended, as well as on the doors of the great mosques in Turkey; and these circumstances combined, will, perhaps, illustrate "And thou shalt makeª° an hangingª for the doorª of the tent,ª [of] blue,ª and purple,ª and scarlet,ªª and fine twined²° linen,ª¹ wrought² with needlework.ª°¹" {Exd 26:36}." "And he madeª° an hangingª for the tabernacleª doorª [of] blue,ª and purple,ª and scarlet,ªª and fine twined²° linen,ª¹ of needlework;ªª°" {Exd 36:37} + "And he set upª°¹ the hangingª [at] the doorª of the tabernacle.ª" {Exd 40:28} + "Iª amª° the¹ door:ª byª meª ifª any manª enter in,ª° he shall be saved,ª° andª shall go inª° andª out,ª° andª findª° pasture.ª" {Jhn 10:9} + "Jesusª saithª° unto him,ª Iª amª° the¹ way,ª² the¹ truth,ª andª the¹ life:ª no manª comethª° untoª the¹ Father,ª butª byª me.ª" {Jhn 14:6}
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