Outer Court
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The Outer Court was the open-air enclosure surrounding the Tabernacle in ancient Israelite worship, where the altar of burnt offering and the bronze laver stood and where the people gathered to present sacrifices.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical place
ⓘ
component of the Tabernacle ⓘ |
| accessPoint | gate of the court ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo | Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approachSequence | first area entered before Holy Place ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure | Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | tribe of Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | sanctuary court ⓘ |
| constructionCommandedBy | Yahweh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMediatedThrough | Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedStructure |
altar of burnt offering
ⓘ
bronze laver ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | court of the tabernacle of the congregation ⓘ |
| culticStatus | consecrated area ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Holy Place
ⓘ
Most Holy Place ⓘ |
| enclosureType | open-air courtyard ⓘ |
| era | wilderness period of Israel ⓘ |
| feature |
pillars with bronze sockets
ⓘ
silver hooks and bands ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | English ⓘ |
| locatedInNarrative | Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialOfHangings | fine twined linen ⓘ |
| orientation | entrance on the east side ⓘ |
| partOf | Tabernacle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portable | true ⓘ |
| priestlyRole | place where priests ministered at the altar ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
gathering place for the people of Israel
ⓘ
place of sacrifice ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
Exodus 27
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Exodus 38 NERFINISHED ⓘ Leviticus 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Leviticus 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separationFunction | boundary between sacred space and camp of Israel ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | hangings of fine linen ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaning | place of atonement and approach to God ⓘ |
| testament | Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily offerings
ⓘ
festival sacrifices ⓘ peace offerings ⓘ sin offerings ⓘ |
| worshipActivity |
burnt offerings
ⓘ
presentation of sacrifices ⓘ washing and ritual purification ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.