- veil of blue:
- Parachoth, from parach, to separate, divide, make a distinction between somewhat, the inner vail, which divided the tabernacle into two, and separated, and made a distinction between the Holy place and the Holy of Holies. This vail was made of the same rich materials as the inner covering of the tabernacle, and curiously embroidered with cherubim and other ornaments. Though it does not appear from Scripture at what distance from either end of the tabernacle this vail was hung, yet is reasonably conjectured, that it divided it in the same proportion in which the temple, built after this model, was divided; that is, two-thirds of the whole length were allotted to the first room, and one-third to the second; so that the room beyond the vail, the Holy of Holies, was exactly square, being ten cubits each way, and the first room, the sanctuary, was twice as long as it was broad. "And thou shalt makeª° a vailª [of] blue,ª and purple,ª and scarlet,ªª and fine twined²° linenª¹ of cunningª° work:ª with cherubimsª shall it be made:ª° ... And thou shalt setª°¹ the tableª withoutª¹ the vail,ª and the candlestickª over againstª the tableª on¹ the sideª of the tabernacleª toward the south:ª and thou shalt putª° the tableª on¹ the northª side.ª" {Exd 26:31-35} + "And thou shalt putª° it beforeª the vailª that¹ [is] by¹ the arkª of the testimony,ª beforeª the mercy seatª that¹ [is] over¹ the testimony,ª where¹¹ I will meetª° with thee." {Exd 30:6} + "And he broughtª°¹ the arkª into¹ the tabernacle,ª and set upª°¹ the vailª of the covering,ª and coveredª°¹ the arkª of the testimony;ª as¹ the LORDª commandedª°¹ Moses.ª" {Exd 40:21} + "And,ª behold,ª° the¹ veilª of the¹ templeª was rentª° inª twainª fromª the topª toª the bottom;ª andª the¹ earthª did quake,ª° andª the¹ rocksª rent;ª°" {Mtt 27:51} + "By a newª andª livingª° way,ª whichª he hath consecratedª° for us,²¹ throughª the¹ veil,ª that is to say,ª° his²¹ flesh;ª" {Hbr 10:20}
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