Holy Place

One of the two portions into which the tabernacle was divided (Ex. 26:31; 37:17-25; Heb. 9:2). It was 20 cubits long and 10 in height and breadth. It was illuminated by the golden candlestick, as it had no opening to admit the light. It contained the table of showbread (Ex. 25:23-29) and the golden altar of incense (30:1-11). It was divided from the holy of holies by a veil of the most costly materials and the brightest colours.

The arrangement of the temple (q.v.) was the same in this respect. In it the walls of hewn stone were wainscotted with cedar and overlaid with gold, and adorned with beautiful carvings. It was entered from the porch by folding doors overlaid with gold and richly embossed. Outside the holy place stood the great tank or “sea” of molten brass, supported by twelve oxen, three turned each way, capable of containing two thousand baths of water. Besides this there were ten lavers and the brazen altar of burnt sacrifice.

Recorded scripture occurrences (14)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: KI1 8:8

OET-RV KI1 8:8

8 The poles were very long and the ends of them could be seen from the entrance to that inner room, but otherwise they couldn’t be seen from the outside, and they’re still there to this day.

OET-LV KI1 8:8

8 And_ the_poles _they _were _long and_ the _heads _of the _poles _they _were _visible from the _holy_place on the _face _of the _innermost _room and_not they _were _visible to_the_outside and_they _were there until the_day (the)_this.

Show passage in OET: KI1 8:10

OET-RV KI1 8:10

10 When the priests came back out of the holy place, a cloud filled Yahweh’s residence

OET-LV KI1 8:10

10 And_he/it _was when_ the_priests _came _out from the _holy_place and_the_cloud it _filled DOM the _house _of YHWH.

Show passage in OET: CH2 5:9

OET-RV CH2 5:9

9 Those long poles stuck out and could be seen from the front of that inner room, but couldn’t be seen from the main room, and they’re still there to this day.

OET-LV CH2 5:9

9 And_ the_poles _they _were _long and_ the _heads _of the _poles _they _were _visible from the_box on the _face _of the _innermost _room and_not they _were _visible to_the_outside and_he/it _was there until the_day (the)_this.

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