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The Holy of Holies ( Hebrew: קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים, romanized : Qoḏeš haq-Qǝḏāšim or Kodesh HaKodashim; also הַדְּבִיר had-Dəḇir, 'the Sanctuary') is a term in the Hebrew Bible that refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle, where the Shekhinah ( God's presence) appeared.
The Tabernacle structure consisted of two divisions: the holy place and the holy of holies, or the most holy place. In the former stood the table of showbread on the N (the structure was oriented toward the E); the golden lampstand on the S; the golden altar of incense on the W against the veil leading to the most holy place.
May 17, 2004 · The tabernacle was also a holy place, because abiding in it was a holy God (cf. 30:37, 38): The tabernacle testifies in its structure and function to the holiness of God. Aaron bears the engraving on the diadem, ‘Holy to Yahweh’ (28:36).
Aug 12, 2019 · Jack Zavada. Updated on August 12, 2019. The tabernacle in the wilderness was a portable place of worship God commanded the Israelites to build after he rescued them from slavery in Egypt. It was used from a year after they crossed the Red Sea until King Solomon built the first temple in Jerusalem, a period of 400 years.
A detailed description of a tabernacle, located in Exodus chapters 25–27 and Exodus chapters 35–40, refers to an inner shrine, the Holy of Holies, housing the ark, and an outer chamber with the six-branch seven-lamp Temple menorah, table for showbread, and an altar of incense.
Jun 25, 2019 · By. Jack Zavada. Updated on June 25, 2019. The Holy of Holies was the innermost chamber in the wilderness tabernacle, a room so sacred only one person could enter it, and then only one day out of the entire year. This room was a perfect cube, 15 feet in each direction.
Apr 3, 2024 · The outer room, or “holy place,” contained the table on which the bread of the Presence (shewbread) was placed, the altar of incense, and the seven-branched candelabrum (menorah).
