'Lamp stand' in the Bible
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.
He also said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand?
“No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see its light.
“No one lights a lamp and puts it in the cellar or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see its light.
For a tabernacle was set up, and in the first room, which is called the holy place, were the lampstand, the table, and the presentation loaves.