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Title
Temple Menorah
Subject
Menorahs
Description
A Temple Menorah refers to a gold-colored candelabra with seven branches, signifying the lighting of the Menorah every day in the Tabernacle and the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. According to Jewish scripture, when the Temple Menorah was placed in the Tabernacle, Aaron the High Priest and his successors would light a cup of the menorah each day. The cups were typically filled with olive oil and a wick.
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Sources:
Julia Neuberger, ("Throwing Light on the Menorah: The Function, History, and Symbolism of the Menorah from Deep Antiquity to its use as the Emblem of the State of Israel," 2018) History Today 68, no. 4, pg 91-93, Complementary Index, EBSCOhost (accessed May 29, 2018).
Check out the High Library for more information.
Check out sacred texts that relate to the artifacts.
Sources:
Julia Neuberger, ("Throwing Light on the Menorah: The Function, History, and Symbolism of the Menorah from Deep Antiquity to its use as the Emblem of the State of Israel," 2018) History Today 68, no. 4, pg 91-93, Complementary Index, EBSCOhost (accessed May 29, 2018).
Contributor
Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)
Dr. William V. Puffenberger
Rights
Elizabethtown College retains all intellectual property rights to this image including, but not limited to, digital rights and any derivative works. For permission for reproduction, please contact the College’s Administrative Assistant for Humanities.
Format
A 7-branched brass temple menorah. The base of the menorah is detailed with engravings and a colored stone in the middle of the body.
13 in X 10.75 in (33 cm X 27.3 cm)
Language
Hebrew
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
Puffenberger #6
Coverage
The United States of America