Holy Place

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The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical concept
religious building area
sanctuary
accessRestrictedTo Aaronic priests
architecturalFeature rectangular room
associatedReligion Judaism
ancient Israelite religion
associatedWith First Temple
Mosaic covenant
Second Temple
category Jewish sacred architecture
Tabernacle in the Wilderness
Temple of Jerusalem
contains altar of incense
golden lampstand
table of the bread of the Presence
contrastedWith Most Holy Place
describedIn Book of 1 Kings
Book of Exodus
Book of Leviticus
followedBy Most Holy Place
hasPosition inner sanctuary
holinessRank less holy than Most Holy Place
more holy than outer court
languageName Hebrew: Qodesh
liturgicalFunction burning incense
daily priestly service
setting out the bread of the Presence
tending the lampstand
locationInText Hebrew Bible
Old Testament
mentionedIn Hebrews 9
notAccessibleTo ordinary Israelites
orientation west of the entrance of the sanctuary
partOf Tabernacle
Temple in Jerusalem
precededBy outer court
ritualRequirement priestly consecration
ritual purity
separatedBy veil
separatedFrom Most Holy Place
symbolism covenant worship
nearness to God
purity
timeOfUse daily
timePeriod ancient Israelite period
usedBy priests

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Menorah
locationInTemple
Holy of Holies
separatedFrom

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