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Holy of Holies
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Innermost sacred space in sanctuary descriptions; Kings places the Ark under room cherubim. Textual concept, not an excavated site identified here.
Text
1 Kings 8 names the Holy of Holies and inner shrine as the Ark’s destination. Room cherubimCherubimBeings or figures with guarding and sacred functions in Hebrew texts, at the tree-of-life access and on the ark; not equivalent to every heavenly messenger.Glossary · Click to read the explanation are gilded olivewood, each ten cubits high, unlike the cover figures in Exodus. [1][2]
Leviticus restricts entry and approach behind the curtain. Room description is not a discovered engineering document; the diagram retains context and scale distinctions, without claiming a complete original form. [3]
References and notes
- 1 Kings 6:23–35; 8:6–9. Hebrew text, Sefaria. Gilded olivewood room cherubim ten cubits high; cherub, palm and floral decoration; Ark under wings, only two tablets within in 8:9. Return to the text ↑
- Exodus 25:10–22. Hebrew text, Sefaria. Wood, gold, dimensions, rings, poles, cover, cherubim and speech location. Pole count not explicit. Textual description, not documentation of an excavated object. Return to the text ↑
- Leviticus 16:2, 13–14. Hebrew text, Sefaria. Appearance in a cloud over the cover, incense cloud and blood rite. Distinguish expressions and roles rather than equating every cloud with incense. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Holy of Holies», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/holy-of-holies