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Ark of Covenant and Cherubs
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These are modern reconstructions of the Ark of the Covenant. Chests with images on top and with carrying poles are known from ancient Egypt. The depictions of the cherubs here are based on winged…

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Ritual objects, Temple, Angels, demons & deities, Scholarship, Crafts, Sculpture

Categories:

Sculpture
Rectangular box and separated lid with two winged figures standing across from each other.
The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees
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The angel who talked with me came back and woke me as a man is wakened from sleep. He said to me, “What do you see?” And I answered, “I see a lamp-stand all of gold, with a bowl above it. The lamps…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE

Subjects:

Prophets & prophecy, Angels, demons & deities, Ritual objects, Temple, Messianism

Categories:

Prophetic Literature