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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.
* 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.
* 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 ](rc://en/tn/help/deu/11/20 )
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* [Exodus 12:07 ](rc://en/tn/help/exo/12/07 )
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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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## Forms Found in the English ULB:
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doorpost, doorposts
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