Partition, Middle Wall Of (μεσότοιχον τοῦ φραγμοῦ), an expression used by Paul to designate the Mosaic law as the dividing line between Jews and Gentiles (Eph 2:14). Commentators are not exactly a greed as to the special point 'of the comparison, whether to the חֵיל, or sacred fence of stone pillars erected in the Temple to warn off all non-Jews (Josephas, ἑρκίον λιθίνου δρυφάκτου, Ant. 15:11, 5), or the inner veil of the Most Holy Place (1Ki 6:21, עַבֵּר, "he made a partition"), which was rent at the crucifixion (Mt 27:51; comp. Heb 10:20). SEE TEMPLE.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More