Most Holy Place
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The Most Holy Place, or Holy of Holies, was the innermost and most sacred chamber of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and temple, believed to be the earthly dwelling place of God's presence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Most Holy Place canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1386129 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Most Holy Place Context triple: [Holy Place, separatedFrom, Most Holy Place]
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A.
Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
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B.
Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception
The Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site crowned by a large statue of the Virgin Mary atop Cerro San Cristóbal in Santiago, Chile.
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C.
Mother of the Church
Mother of the Church is a Catholic honorific title for the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her spiritual motherhood over all Christians and the entire Church.
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D.
Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
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E.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a major Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes, France, renowned for its Marian apparitions and reputed healing waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Most Holy Place Target entity description: The Most Holy Place, or Holy of Holies, was the innermost and most sacred chamber of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and temple, believed to be the earthly dwelling place of God's presence.
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A.
Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
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B.
Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception
The Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site crowned by a large statue of the Virgin Mary atop Cerro San Cristóbal in Santiago, Chile.
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C.
Mother of the Church
Mother of the Church is a Catholic honorific title for the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her spiritual motherhood over all Christians and the entire Church.
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D.
Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
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E.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a major Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes, France, renowned for its Marian apparitions and reputed healing waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holy of Holies
ⓘ
biblical concept ⓘ religious architectural feature ⓘ sacred space ⓘ |
| accessFrequency | once per year ⓘ |
| accessOccasion |
Yom Kippur
ⓘ
surface form:
Day of Atonement
|
| accessRestrictedTo | high priest ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
atonement sacrifice
ⓘ
incense offering ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shekhinah
ⓘ
surface form:
Shekinah
divine presence ⓘ |
| biblicalBookMention |
1 Kings
ⓘ
2 Chronicles ⓘ Exodus ⓘ Letter to the Hebrews ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrews
Book of Leviticus ⓘ
surface form:
Leviticus
Numbers ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | gold overlay (interior surfaces) ⓘ |
| containsObject |
Ark of the Covenant
ⓘ
cherubim ⓘ mercy seat ⓘ |
| currentStatus | concept preserved in religious texts and liturgy ⓘ |
| entranceCoveredBy | veil embroidered with cherubim ⓘ |
| genderOfPriestAccess | male ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Holy of Holies
ⓘ
Debir ⓘ
surface form:
debir
inner sanctuary ⓘ qodesh ha-qodashim ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Christian theological interpretations of atonement
ⓘ
later Jewish temple architecture ⓘ |
| locatedInStructure |
Second Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Temple
Solomon's Temple ⓘ tabernacle ⓘ |
| positionInSanctuary | innermost chamber ⓘ |
| priestlyLineRestriction | descendants of Aaron ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | dwelling place of God's presence ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | west end of sanctuary ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
ⓘ
ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| ritualRequirement |
priest must bring blood of sacrifice
ⓘ
priest must burn incense to create cloud ⓘ |
| separatedBy | veil ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Holy Place ⓘ |
| shapeDescription | cube-like room ⓘ |
| statusAfter70CE | no longer physically existing in destroyed Second Temple ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
God's holiness
ⓘ
God's throne ⓘ heavenly sanctuary ⓘ separation between God and humanity ⓘ |
| tabernacleDimensions | 10 cubits by 10 cubits by 10 cubits (according to many reconstructions) ⓘ |
| templeDimensions | 20 cubits by 20 cubits by 20 cubits (according to biblical description of Solomon's Temple) ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
atonement
ⓘ
covenant ⓘ holiness ⓘ |
| tribalRestriction |
Tribe of Levi
ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Levi
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Most Holy Place Description of subject: The Most Holy Place, or Holy of Holies, was the innermost and most sacred chamber of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and temple, believed to be the earthly dwelling place of God's presence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.