This is the reason the priests and everyone else step over that part of the doorway when they enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod.
I will punish worshippers of pagan gods and cruel palace officials who abuse their power.
“Take off your sandals,” the commander answered. “This is a holy place.” So Joshua took off his sandals.
About that time, her husband woke up and got ready to leave. He opened the door and went outside, where he found his wife lying at the door with her hands on the doorstep.