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# doorpost #
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## Definition: ##
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The "doorpost" is a vertical beam on either side of a door, which supports the top of the door frame.
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* Just before God helped the Israelites escape from Egypt, he instructed them to kill a lamb and put its blood on their doorposts.
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* In the Old Testament, a slave who desired to serve his master the rest of his life would place his ear on the doorpost of his master's house to have a nail hammered through his ear into the doorpost.
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* This could also be translated as "wooden post on either side of a door" or "sides of a wooden doorframe" or "wood beams on the sides of a doorway."
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(See also: [Egypt](../names/egypt.md), [Passover](../kt/passover.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Kings 06:31-32](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/06/31)
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* [Deuteronomy 11:20-21](rc://en/tn/help/deu/11/20)
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* [Exodus 12:5-8](rc://en/tn/help/exo/12/05)
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* [Isaiah 57:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/isa/57/07)
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H352, H4201
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