**The Outer Sanctum (***Hekhal***)**

The Outer Sanctum was located after the Forecourt. It is described relatively clearly, and we are given the information that it was 40 cubits long, 20 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. The entrance to the Outer Sanctum was built with four recessed doorposts (1 Kings 6:33). Inside the Outer Sanctum stood the gold-covered altar.
