Bible Location
14 cross references · Modern-day map available
This Holy Place entry refers to the inner sanctuary area in tabernacle and temple worship, specifically the first chamber before the most holy place. It is important because it houses the lampstand, the table, and the altar of incense, and forms a central part of Israel's priestly worship. First appears in 1 Kgs 8:8.1
Coordinates
31.78, 35.23
First appears
1 Kgs 8:8
AI summary: The Holy Place is not a town or region but a sacred interior space in Israel's worship. It marks the chamber where priests minister regularly before the veil leading to the most holy place, making it central to the structure of tabernacle and temple service. Its furnishings and restricted access communicate ordered worship, mediated holiness, and nearness to God's presence without full entry into the innermost chamber. The cross references present this Holy Place as a liturgical location whose significance is architectural, priestly, and theological.1
Latitude
31.78
Longitude
35.23
Bible references
14
One of the two portions into which the tabernacle was divided (Ex. 26:31; 37:17-25; Heb. 9:2). It was 20 cubits long and 10 in height and breadth. It was illuminated by the golden candlestick, as it had no opening to admit the light. It contained the table of showbread (Ex. 25:23-29) and the golden altar of incense (30:1-11). It was divided from the holy of holies by a veil of the most costly materials and the brightest colours.
The arrangement of the temple (q.v.) was the same in this respect. In it the walls of hewn stone were wainscotted with cedar and overlaid with gold, and adorned with beautiful carvings. It was entered from the porch by folding doors overlaid with gold and richly embossed. Outside the holy place stood the great tank or “sea” of molten brass, supported by twelve oxen, three turned each way, capable of containing two thousand baths of water. Besides this there were ten lavers and the brazen altar of burnt sacrifice. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.