Questions From Readers/How tall was the porch of Solomon's temple?

 The height of the porch is not mentioned at 1 Kings 6:3. In that verse, the writer Jeremiah records the length and the depth of the porch, not its height.  Then the following chapter, he describes in great detail other outstanding features of the temple, including the Sea of cast metal, the ten carriages, and the two copper pillars that stood outside the porch. (1 Kings 7:15-37) If the porch were really over 50 meters tall and towered over the rest of the temple, why did Jeremiah fail to mention its height? even centuries later, Jewish writers reported that the porch was not taller than Solomon's temple. 

Scholars question whether the temple walls could have supporte da 120-cubit-tall porch. Towering stone and brick structures in ancient times, such as temple gates in Egypt, had a very wide base ad tapered toward the top. But Solomon's temple was different. Scholars suggest that its walls were no more than 6cubits, or 2.7 meters (9 Ft), thick. Architectural historian Theodor  Busink thus concluded: "Based on the wall thickness of the [temple's entrance]. the porch could not have been 120 cubits [tall]." 

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