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Act 7:49. Ὁ σὐρανὸς, κ.τ.λ.) Isa 66:1-2, in the Septuag., Οὕτως λέγει Κύριος, ὁ οὐρανός μοι θρόνος, ἡ δὲ γῆ ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν μου· ποῖον οἶκον οἰκοδομήσετέ μοι; καὶ ποῖος τόπος τῆς καταπαύσεώς μου; πάντα γὰρ ταῦτα ἐποίησεν ἡ χείρ μου.-καταπαύσεως, of My rest) The Gentiles made for their gods cushioned couches.[54] The false use of the temple is hereby reproved.
[54] Pulvinaria, on which their gods were supposed to recline at the banquet called lectisternium.-E. and T.