Yes, exactly and I am not making it up on my own but if you continue after the reference that Physicist uses the following verse from 1 Kings 7:13 - 8:12 - The Temple's Furnishings
The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. 26 It was a handbreadth [17] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths. [18]