Analysis

Biblical lampstand in an ancient Roman carving

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A photograph from a 1972 book with the caption “A bas relief from the Arch of Titus in Rome shows his soldiers carrying off sacred vessels from the Temple during the sack of Jerusalem.” [1] The most promiment item looks like a lampstand with seven lamps fitting a description in the biblical book of Exodus.

A stone carving on the ancient Arch of Titus in modern Rome depicts an object shaped like the gold lampstand for the Israelite tabernacle described in the biblical book of Exodus.

Instructions for construction of the lampstand are in Exodus chapter 25 verses 31-40.

The King James translation includes at verse 32 “And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:”... and at verse 37 “And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof:”...

Exodus chapter 37 verses 17-24 contain similar details.

The photograph here is from a book [1].

References

[1]

Digging up the bible lands, Ronald Harker, Bodley Head Archaelogy, 1972 ISBN 037001569X

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