29 Bible Verses about Most Holy Place

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Exodus 26:33

And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, - and shalt bring in thither, within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a division for you between the holy place and the most holy.

1 Kings 6:16

And he built twenty cubits, at the hinder part of the house, with boards of cedar, from the floor as far as the cross-beams, - and he built it within, for a shrine, even for the holy of holies;

Exodus 26:31-33

And thou shalt make a veil, of blue and purple, and crimson and fine-twined linen, - of the work of a skilful weaver, shall it be made, with cherubim; and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with their hooks of gold, - upon four sockets of silver, And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, - and shalt bring in thither, within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a division for you between the holy place and the most holy.

Exodus 36:35-36

And he made the veil, of blue and purple and crimson and fine-twined linen, - of the work of a skilful weaver, made he it, with cherubim. And he made for it four pillars of acacia, and overlaid them with gold their hooks of gold, and cast for them, four sockets of silver.

Exodus 40:21

and brought in the ark into the habitation, and put up the screening veil, and screened over the ark of the testimony, - As Yahweh commanded Moses.

2 Chronicles 3:8

And he made the most holy house, the length whereof, was, according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and, the breadth thereof, twenty cubits, - and he covered it with fine gold, to the number of six hundred talents;

1 Kings 6:23-28

And he made, within the shrine, two cherubim of wild olive wood, - ten cubits in height; and, five cubits, was the one wing of the cherub, and, five cubits, the second wing of the cherub, - ten cubits, from the one end of his wings unto the other end of his wings. Ten cubits, also was the second cherub, - of one size and one shape, were the two cherubim.read more.
The height of the one cherub, was ten cubits, - and, so, of the second cherub. And he placed the cherubim in the midst of the inner house, and the cherubim stretched forth their wings, - so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub, was touching the other wall, - and, their wings in the midst of the house, were touching, wing to wing. And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

2 Chronicles 3:10

And he made, in the most holy house, two cherubim, of carved work, - and covered them with gold.

1 Kings 6:31-32

And, the entrance of the shrine, made he with doors, of wild olive-wood, the pillars and posts being a fifth. The two doors, also were of olive-wood, and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim, and palm-trees, and festoons of flowers, and overlaid them with gold, - yea he spread out, over the cherubim and over the palm-trees, the gold.

2 Chronicles 3:14

And he made a vail, of blue and purple, and crimson and byssus cloth, - and raised thereon cherubim.

Ezekiel 41:4

so he measured the length thereof twenty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits, at the front of the temple.

Ezekiel 45:3

And out of this measure, shalt thou measure, a length of five and twenty thousand and a breadth of ten thousand, - and therein, shall be the sanctuary, the holy of holies:

Exodus 40:3

and thou shalt put therein, the ark of the testimony, - and shalt screen the ark with the veil;

1 Kings 6:19

And, the shrine in the midst of the house within, made he ready, - for placing there, the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.

1 Kings 8:6-9

So the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh into its place, into the shrine of the house, into the holy of holies, - under the wings of the cherubim. For, the cherubim, were spreading forth their two wings, over the place of the ark, - and the cherubim made a covering over the ark and over the staves thereof, above. And they drew out the staves, and the heads of the staves were seen from the holy place, in front of the shrine, although they were not seen on the outside, - and they have remained there until this day.read more.
There was nothing in the ark, save the two tables of stone, which Moses deposited there in Horeb, - the tables of the covenant which Yahweh solemnised with the sons of Israel, when they came forth out of the land of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 5:7-9

And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh into the place thereof, into the shrine of the house, into the holy of holies, - into the place beneath the wings of the cherubim; - for the cherubim were spreading forth two wings, over the place of the ark, - so that the cherubim formed a covering over the ark and over the staves thereof, from above. And they drew out the staves, and the heads of the staves could be seen out of the ark, in front of the shrine, although they could not be seen on the outside, - and it came to pass that they have remained there - unto this day.

1 Kings 6:22

yea, all the house, overlaid he with gold, until he had made all the house into one whole, - even all the altar that was by the shrine, overlaid he with gold.

Hebrews 9:3-4

But, after the second veil, a tent, that which is called Most Holy: Having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant covered around on every side with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and the rod of Aaron that sprouted, and the tables of the covenant;

Exodus 30:6

And thou shalt place it before the veil, which is by the ark of the testimony, - before the propitiatory which is upon the testimony, where I will meet thee.

Psalm 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee for help, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy shrine.

Leviticus 16:2

And Yahweh said unto Moses - Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he do not come at all times into the holy place, within the veil, - into the presence of the propitiatory, which is upon the ark, so shall he not die, for, in the cloud, will I appear upon the propitiatory.

Leviticus 16:16-17

so shall he put a propitiatory-covering, over the holy place because of the uncleanness of the sons of Israel, and because of their transgressions to the extent of all their sins, - and, so, shall he do for the tent of meeting which abideth with them, in the midst of their uncleanness. And no human being, shall be in the tent of meeting, when he cometh in to make a covering by propitiation in the holy place, until he goeth out, - so shall he put a propitiatory-covering about himself and about his household and about all the convocation of Israel.

Hebrews 9:8

The Holy Spirit making this evident - that, not yet, hath been manifested, the way through the Holy place, so long as the first tent hath a standing.

Hebrews 6:19-20

Which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into the interior of the veil: Where a forerunner in our behalf hath entered, even Jesus, who, according to the rank of Melchizedek, hath become, a high-priest unto times age-abiding.

Hebrews 9:11-12

But, when Christ approached, as high-priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tent, not made by hand, that is, not of this creation, - Nor yet through blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood he entered once for all into the Holy place, age-abiding redemption discovering.

Hebrews 10:19-22

Having therefore, brethren, freedom of speech for the entrance through the Holy place, by the blood of Jesus, Which entrance he hath consecrated for us, as a way recent and living, through the veil, that is, his flesh, - And having a great priest over the house of God,read more.
Let us approach with a genuine heart, in full assurance of faith, having been sprinkled, as to our hearts, from an evil conscience, and bathed, as to our bodies, with pure water;

Matthew 27:51

And lo! the veil of the Temple, was rent, from top to bottom, into two; and, the earth, was shaken, and, the rocks, were rent;

Luke 23:45

the sun failing; and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

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Exodus 26:31-33

And thou shalt make a veil, of blue and purple, and crimson and fine-twined linen, - of the work of a skilful weaver, shall it be made, with cherubim; and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with their hooks of gold, - upon four sockets of silver, And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, - and shalt bring in thither, within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a division for you between the holy place and the most holy.

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