In the Authorized King James Version, 'Holy of Holies' is always translated as 'Most Holy Place'.

This adds an additional level of superlativity the only matching examples of the prior set are 'God of gods' and 'Song of songs.' Qṓḏeš HaQŏḏāšîm is the room and qṓḏeš qāḏāšîm is used otherwise.

The Bible distinguishes the proper noun 'Holy of Holies' from the superlative adjective by the definite article, viz. Examples of similar constructions are 'servant of servants' (Gen 9:25), 'Sabbath of sabbaths' (Ex 31:15), 'God of gods' (Deut 10:17), ' Vanity of vanities' (Eccl 1:2), ' Song of songs' (Song of Songs 1:1), 'king of kings' (Ezra 7:12), etc. The construction 'Holy of Holies' is a translation of the Hebrew קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים‎ ( Tiberian Hebrew: Qṓḏeš haQŏḏāšîm), which is intended to express a superlative. Hebrew terminology and translation ĭepiction of a Jewish High Priest wearing Hoshen and Ephod included as an illustration in a Christian Bible the Holy of Holies is in the background (1890, Holman Bible) The Christian Crusaders associated the Holy of Holies with the Well of Souls, a small cave that lies underneath the Foundation Stone in the Dome of the Rock. Other Jewish scholars argue that contemporary reports would place the Temple to the north or to the east of the current Dome of the Rock. The Temple in Jerusalem was said to have been built by King Solomon for keeping the Ark.Īncient Jewish traditions viewed the Holy of Holies as the spiritual junction of Heaven and Earth, the ' axis mundi'.Īs a part of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, the Holy of Holies was situated somewhere on Temple Mount its precise location in the Mount being a matter of dispute, with some classical Jewish sources identifying its location with the Foundation Stone, which sits under the Dome of the Rock. According to the Hebrew scripture, the Ark contained the Ten Commandments, which were given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. According to Hebrew tradition, the area was defined by four pillars that held up the veil of the covering, under which the Ark of the Covenant was held above the floor. The Holy of Holies ( Hebrew: קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים‎ Qōḏeš haqQŏḏāšīm or Kodesh HaKodashim also הַדְּבִיר haDəḇīr, 'the Sanctuary') is a term in the Hebrew Bible that refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle, where God's presence appeared. A model of the Tabernacle showing the holy place, and behind it the Holy of Holies

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