Yom Kippur incense offering
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The Yom Kippur incense offering was a unique, once-a-year Temple ritual in which the High Priest brought specially prepared incense into the Holy of Holies to atone for the sins of the people of Israel.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Purification of the sanctuary | 1 |
| Scapegoat ceremony | 1 |
| Yom Kippur Temple service | 1 |
| Yom Kippur incense offering canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yom Kippur incense offering Context triple: [Holy of Holies, associatedRitual, Yom Kippur incense offering]
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A.
Kodashim
Kodashim is the order of the Mishnah that deals with sacrificial rites, Temple service, and other holy offerings and sancta in Jewish law.
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B.
Yom Kippur prayers
Yom Kippur prayers are the special, intensive liturgical services recited throughout the Day of Atonement, focusing on repentance, confession, and seeking divine forgiveness.
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C.
Yom Kippur Katan
Yom Kippur Katan is a minor day of fasting and penitential prayers observed by some Jewish communities on the eve of each new month (Rosh Chodesh) as a time for spiritual reflection and atonement.
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D.
Kedushah
Kedushah is a central Jewish liturgical passage that sanctifies God's holiness, recited responsively during the repetition of the Amidah in communal prayer.
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E.
Musaf of Shabbat
Musaf of Shabbat is the additional Amidah service recited on Saturday mornings to commemorate the special Temple offerings and sanctity of the Jewish Sabbath.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yom Kippur incense offering Target entity description: The Yom Kippur incense offering was a unique, once-a-year Temple ritual in which the High Priest brought specially prepared incense into the Holy of Holies to atone for the sins of the people of Israel.
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A.
Kodashim
Kodashim is the order of the Mishnah that deals with sacrificial rites, Temple service, and other holy offerings and sancta in Jewish law.
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B.
Yom Kippur prayers
Yom Kippur prayers are the special, intensive liturgical services recited throughout the Day of Atonement, focusing on repentance, confession, and seeking divine forgiveness.
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C.
Yom Kippur Katan
Yom Kippur Katan is a minor day of fasting and penitential prayers observed by some Jewish communities on the eve of each new month (Rosh Chodesh) as a time for spiritual reflection and atonement.
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D.
Kedushah
Kedushah is a central Jewish liturgical passage that sanctifies God's holiness, recited responsively during the repetition of the Amidah in communal prayer.
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E.
Musaf of Shabbat
Musaf of Shabbat is the additional Amidah service recited on Saturday mornings to commemorate the special Temple offerings and sanctity of the Jewish Sabbath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Temple ritual
ⓘ
Yom Kippur service component ⓘ incense offering ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Day of Atonement
ⓘ
linked to:
Yom Kippur
High Priest’s entry into the Holy of Holies ⓘ Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Temple
|
| audience | people of Israel ⓘ |
| category |
Temple service
ⓘ
sacrificial rite ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Avodah section of the Yom Kippur liturgy
ⓘ
Yom Kippur Musaf prayer ⓘ
linked to:
Yom Kippur Musaf
|
| describedIn | Leviticus 16 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
daily incense offering
ⓘ
outer altar sacrifices ⓘ |
| frequency | once a year ⓘ |
| halakhicDiscussionIn |
Rambam, Hilkhot Avodat Yom HaKippurim
ⓘ
linked to:
Hilchot Avodat Yom HaKippurim
|
| languageOfRitual | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSource |
Mishnah Yoma
ⓘ
linked to:
Tractate Yoma
Talmud Bavli, tractate Yoma ⓘ
linked to:
Tractate Yoma
Torah ⓘ |
| location |
Holy of Holies
ⓘ
Jerusalem Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Temple
|
| partOf |
Yom Kippur Temple service
ⓘ
linked to:
Yom Kippur incense offering
|
| performedBefore | sprinkling of blood in the Holy of Holies ⓘ |
| performedBy |
High Priest
ⓘ
Kohen Gadol ⓘ
linked to:
Kohen
|
| performedOn | Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| purpose |
atonement for the sins of the people of Israel
ⓘ
to secure divine forgiveness ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Holy of Holies entry prohibition except on Yom Kippur
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kapparah (atonement) ⓘ |
| relatedTo | commandment of incense in Exodus 30 ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires |
coals from the outer altar
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exact incense formula prohibited for private use ⓘ golden incense pan ⓘ handfuls of incense ⓘ precise priestly procedure ⓘ ritual purity of the High Priest ⓘ special Yom Kippur garments of the High Priest ⓘ specially prepared incense ⓘ |
| risk | death for improper performance ⓘ |
| statusAfter70CE | discontinued ⓘ |
| symbolism |
concealing the Divine Presence with incense cloud
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prayers rising to heaven ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Temple period
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Second Temple period ⓘ
linked to:
Jerusalem in the Second Temple period
|
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