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It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea [was set] above upon them, and all their hinder parts [were] inward.
1 Kings 7:25 — KJV
Twelve oxen. The oxen were probably represented only in part, with their “hinder parts” suppressed under the curve of the bowl and only their fore parts visible. Bowls with artistic representations of animals are well known in the Orient.
The laver was placed on the southeastern side of the Temple (v. 39), near the great altar. It was near this position that the waters issued in Ezekiel's representation of the Temple (Eze. 47:1). When Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem the brazen sea was broken in pieces and carried to Babylon (2 Kings 25:13; Jer. 52:17).
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