Holy of Holies

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The Holy of Holies was the innermost and most sacred chamber of the ancient Jewish Temple, believed to be the earthly dwelling place of God's presence and entered only by the High Priest once a year on Yom Kippur.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept in Judaism
religious site
sacred chamber
accessRestrictedTo High Priest
associatedConcept Shekhinah
associatedLawCode Holiness code
Priestly code
associatedRitual Yom Kippur incense offering
sprinkling of sacrificial blood
biblicalLanguageName Kodesh HaKodashim
linked to: Holy of Holies
containedObject Ark of the Covenant
cherubim over the Ark
mercy seat
currentPhysicalStatus no longer standing
describedIn Book of 1 Kings
linked to: 1 Kings

Book of 2 Chronicles
linked to: 2 Chronicles

Book of Exodus
Book of Leviticus
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
destroyedWith First Temple
Second Temple
entryFrequency once a year
entryOccasion Yom Kippur
entryProhibition forbidden to all except High Priest on Yom Kippur
firstTempleDestructionDate 586 BCE
holinessRank highest degree of holiness in Jewish law
most sacred place in the Temple
influencedConcept Christian idea of sanctuary
metaphor for ultimate holiness
language English name
locatedIn Jerusalem
Land of Israel
linked to: Eretz HaKodesh

Temple in Jerusalem
linked to: Jewish Temple
partOf Second Temple
Temple of Solomon
positionInTemple innermost chamber
primaryFunction housing the Ark of the Covenant (First Temple period)
relativeLocation west end of the Temple
religion Judaism
religiousSignificance earthly dwelling place of God's presence
ritualFunction place of atonement
secondTempleDestructionDate 70 CE
separatedBy veil
separatedFrom Holy Place
statusInSecondTemple stood empty of Ark of the Covenant
symbolism God's kingship and covenant with Israel
separation between divine and human
traditionalSiteNear Foundation Stone
Temple Mount

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Jewish Temple hasPart Holy of Holies
Ark of the Covenant locatedIn Holy of Holies
Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple associatedPlace Holy of Holies (Temple) in Christian tradition
linked to: Holy of Holies
Holy of Holies biblicalLanguageName Kodesh HaKodashim
linked to: Holy of Holies
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari translationOfName “The Holy of Holies”
linked to: Holy of Holies
Tabernacle keyComponent Holy of Holies
Sefer Avodah subject Holy of Holies
Most Holy Place hasAlternativeName Holy of Holies
Foundation Stone traditionalLocationOf Holy of Holies
Foundation Stone associatedWith Holy of Holies in Solomon's Temple
linked to: Holy of Holies
Middot describes Holy of Holies (Kodesh HaKodashim)
linked to: Holy of Holies
entrance of Solomon’s Temple accessedFrom inner court of Solomon’s Temple
linked to: Holy of Holies
Yom Kippur incense offering location Holy of Holies
Solomon's Temple hasPart Holy of Holies