Sanctuary (Heichal)
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Sanctuary (Heichal) is the inner sacred hall of the ancient Jewish Temple, housing key holy furnishings and serving as the primary site of priestly service before the Holy of Holies.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of the Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
religious building area ⓘ sacred space in Judaism ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo | priests ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature | rectangular hall ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
arrangement of the showbread
ⓘ
daily incense offering ⓘ lighting of the Menorah ⓘ |
| builtBy | King Solomon (First Temple context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Altar of Incense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden Lampstand (Menorah) NERFINISHED ⓘ Table of the Showbread NERFINISHED ⓘ holy vessels ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Chronicles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Mishnah NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
Babylonians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedIn |
586 BCE
ⓘ
70 CE ⓘ |
| faces | east ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEntranceFrom | Temple courtyard ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | היכל NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatusInHalakha | area with special purity laws ⓘ |
| holinessLevel |
less holy than the Holy of Holies
ⓘ
more holy than the Temple courtyard ⓘ |
| isCentralTo | Temple ritual system ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Holy of Holies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedInReligion | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedOn | Temple Mount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
First Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple in Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPositioned | between the Temple courtyard and the Holy of Holies ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | Ulam (Temple porch) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSeparatedFrom | Holy of Holies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSeparatedFromBy | veil ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalReferenceIn | Jewish prayer ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | site of daily priestly service ⓘ |
| rebuiltDuring | Second Temple period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresForEntry | ritual purity ⓘ |
| symbolizes | dwelling place of the Divine presence ⓘ |
| usedBy | priests (Kohanim) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.