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The menorah (/ m ə ˈ n ɔː r ə /; Hebrew: מְנוֹרָה mənōrā, pronounced) is a seven-branched candelabrum that is described in the Hebrew Bible and in later ancient sources as having been used in the Tabernacle and in the Temple in Jerusalem.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Emblem of Israel Armiger Israel Adopted 10 February 1949 ; 76 years ago (1949-02-10) Motto ישראל (Israel) Constituent parts Menorah, olive branches The emblem of Israel depicts a temple menorah surrounded by an olive branch on each side, with the word Israel written in Hebrew (ישראל ...
The emblem of Israel is an escutcheon which contains a menorah in its center, two olive branches on both sides of the menorah and at the bottom the label "Israel" in Hebrew. The emblem was designed by brothers Gabriel and Maxim Shamir , and was officially chosen on 10 February 1949 from among many other proposals submitted as part of a 1948 ...
Symbol Image History and usage Star of David: The Star of David, a symbol of Judaism as a religion, and of the Jewish people as a whole. [1] It also thought to be the shield (or at least the emblem on it) of King David. Jewish lore links the symbol to the "Seal of Solomon", the magical signet ring used by King Solomon to control demons and ...
Mosaic recovered from ancient synagogue depicting a menorah in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. The Iron Age Israelites called this area Maale Adumim, "ascent of Adummim" or "Red Ascent" (Josh. 15:7, 18:17), due to the red rocks seen here, and it was part of the Kingdom of Judea and part of the territory of the ancient Jewish tribes of Binyamin, and was located along the Israelite road between ...
A ner tamid hanging over the ark in a synagogue. In Judaism, the sanctuary lamp is known as a Ner Tamid (Hebrew, “eternal flame” or “eternal light”), Hanging or standing in front of the ark in every Jewish synagogue, it is meant to represent the menorah of the Temple in Jerusalem, as well as the perpetual fire kept on the altar of burnt offerings before the Temple. [2]
The Magdala stone is a carved stone block unearthed by archaeologists in the Migdal Synagogue in Israel, dating to before the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the year 70. It is notable for detailed carvings depicting the Second Temple , carvings made while that Temple still stood and therefore assumed to have been made by an ...
In Christianity, Jesus is held to have fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, with the spread of Christianity around the world bringing the light of divine revelation to the gentiles. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In the Gospel of Luke , Simeon is a devout old Jewish man to whom God had revealed that he would not die before seeing the Messiah. [ 6 ]