The Temple was built on an identical theme to the tabernacle in the Wilderness
The most important places and items were:
- The Holy Place.
- The Holy of Holies, within the Holy Place.
- The Temple Veil which separated the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place.
- The “Altar of Incense” which was in the Holy Place
- The Ark of the Covenant which was in the Holy of Holies, and contained the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.
- The two Cherubim with wings stretched over the Mercy Seat.
- The Mercy Seat, which was the lid of the Ark of the Covenant.
- The Tablets of the Ten Commandments, which were contained within the Ark of the Covenant
Tabernacle in the Wilderness |
Model of the Ark of the Covenant |
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Model of the Altar of Incense |
The Ten Commandments |