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Threshold

Temple & Tabernacle • Old Testament
A threshold was the beam or entrance area at the base or upper part of a doorway. In some passages, a related term refers instead to storehouses associated with the temple enclosure.
Biblical Usage
The beam or entrance term occurs in descriptions involving the temple and its doors. In other passages, the related word refers to storehouses connected with the temple enclosure.
Scripture References
1 Samuel 5:4 1 Samuel 5:5 Ezekiel 9:3 Ezekiel 10:4 Ezekiel 10:18 Ezekiel 46:2 Ezekiel 47:1 Nehemiah 12:25 1 Chronicles 26:15 1 Chronicles 26:17