In the visionary temple, the inner courtyard is missing something that was quite prominent in the courtyard of the tabernacle and in Solomon’s temple ​ — a great basin, later called a sea, for the priests to wash in.
Nägemusliku templi siseõuest puudus miski, mis oli üpris silmatorkav nii kogudusetelgi kui ka Saalomoni templi õues — suur veenõu, kus preestrid ennast pesid ja mida hiljem nimetati mereks.