Table of the Shewbread

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Tabernacle furnishing Temple furnishing biblical object cultic object sacred furniture

The Table of the Shewbread is a sacred piece of furniture from the ancient Israelite Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem, used to hold the consecrated bread set before God.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Table of the Showbread	1
table of the bread of the Presence	1
table of the shewbread	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tabernacle furnishing ⓘ Temple furnishing ⓘ biblical object ⓘ cultic object ⓘ sacred furniture ⓘ
associatedRitual	setting out twelve loaves of bread every Sabbath ⓘ
associatedWithTribe	tribe of Levi ⓘ
breadType	unleavened bread (traditional interpretation) ⓘ
category	Old Testament cultic object ⓘ
commandedBy	God ⓘ
describedInChapter	Exodus 25 ⓘ Exodus 37 ⓘ
eatenBy	Aaron and his sons ⓘ
eatenCondition	most holy portion from the offerings ⓘ
eatenLocation	holy place ⓘ
givenTo	Moses ⓘ
hasCanonicalName	table of showbread ⓘ Table of the Shewbread self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: table of the bread of the Presence table of the bread of the Presence of the LORD ⓘ Table of the Shewbread self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: table of the shewbread
hasComponent	bowls ⓘ dishes ⓘ gold molding ⓘ pans ⓘ pitchers ⓘ poles of acacia wood overlaid with gold ⓘ rings of gold ⓘ
languageForm	Hebrew: lechem panim (bread of the Presence) ⓘ Hebrew: shulchan lechem panim (table of the bread of the Presence) ⓘ
loavesRepresent	Twelve Tribes of Israel ⓘ surface form: twelve tribes of Israel
locatedIn	Holy Place ⓘ
maintainedBy	priests ⓘ
material	acacia wood ⓘ
mentionedIn	Books of Chronicles ⓘ surface form: Book of 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles ⓘ surface form: Book of 2 Chronicles Book of Exodus ⓘ Letter to the Hebrews ⓘ surface form: Book of Hebrews Book of Leviticus ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ
numberOfLoaves	12 ⓘ
overlaidWith	pure gold ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
symbolizes	God’s continual presence with Israel ⓘ covenant relationship between God and Israel ⓘ divine provision ⓘ
usedFor	displaying consecrated bread before God ⓘ holding the bread of the Presence ⓘ
usedIn	First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: First Temple Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Second Temple Tabernacle ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arch of Titus reliefs → depicts → Table of the Shewbread ⓘ

relief of the spoils of Jerusalem → depicts → Table of the Shewbread ⓘ

subject surface form: Relief of the Spoils of Jerusalem

this entity surface form: Table of the Showbread

Table of the Shewbread → hasCanonicalName → Table of the Shewbread self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: table of the shewbread

Table of the Shewbread → hasCanonicalName → Table of the Shewbread self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: table of the bread of the Presence