Tabernacle · OT & NT

Golden Lampstand (Menorah)

One piece of hammered gold with a central shaft and six branches, adorned with almond blossom cups. Its seven lamps were tended morning and evening.

Symbolic meaning

The light of God in the Holy Place — perpetual, tended by the priesthood, no natural light in this chamber.

Christological significance

Christ is the light of the world (Jn 8:12); the seven lampstands are the seven churches (Rev 1:20).

Traditionally understood as…