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In the biblical Books of Kings (2 Kings 18:4; written c. 550 BC), the Nehushtan (/ n ə ˈ h ʊ ʃ t ə n /; Hebrew: נְחֻשְׁתָּן, romanized: Nəḥuštān [nəħuʃtaːn]) is the bronze image of a serpent on a pole.
In the New Testament, pearls are mentioned in Matthew 7:6, 13:45-46, I Timothy 2:9, and Revelations 17:4, 18:12, 16, 21:21. It is comparatively certain that pearl was known among the Israelites, at least after the time of Solomon, as it was among the Phoenicians.
In describing the molten sea the Old Testament record says, "The sea was for the priests to wash in." (2 Chron 4:2–6). This is tantamount to saying that the priests performed baptisms in it. [14] Every temple of the LDS Church contains a baptismal font on twelve oxen which is modeled after the molten sea.
According to the Bible, Boaz (Hebrew: בֹּעַז Bōʿaz) and Jachin (יָכִין Yāḵīn) were two copper, brass or bronze pillars which stood on the porch of Solomon's Temple, the first Temple in Jerusalem. [1] They are used as symbols in Freemasonry and sometimes in religious architecture. They were probably not support ...
The first time the word altar is mentioned and recorded in the Hebrew Bible is that it was erected by Noah, it does specify that there was an altar in (Genesis 8:20). [ clarification needed ] Other altars were erected by Abraham ( Genesis 12:7 ; 13:4 ; 13:18 ; 22:9 ), by Isaac ( Genesis 26:25 ), by Jacob ( 33:20 ; 35:1–3 ), by Moses ( Exodus ...
Recreation of the bronze laver at Brigham Young University. The instructions given to Moses in the Book of Exodus included the creation of a bronze laver (Hebrew: כיור נחשת kîyōr nəḥōšeṯ), to be sited outside the Tabernacle of Meeting, between the Tabernacle door and the Altar of Burnt Offering, for Aaron, his sons and their successors as priests to wash their hands and their ...
President-Elect Donald Trump’s controversial Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth is a war veteran, double Ivy Leaguer, a two-time Bronze Star recipient – and is covered in tattoos.
Moses does so, and water springs forth from the rock in the presence of the Elders of Israel. Battle with the Amalekites (Exodus 17:8–16) by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860. Moses also uses the staff in the battle at Rephidim between the Israelites and the Amalekites (Exodus 17:8–16). [2]