Hebrews 10:20
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20 [a]by the new and living way he opened for us through the veil,(A) that is, his flesh,
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Exodus 26:31-33
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The Veils. 31 You shall make a veil woven of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn,(A) and of fine linen twined, with cherubim embroidered on it.(B) 32 It is to be hung on four gold-plated columns of acacia wood, which shall have gold hooks[a] and shall rest on four silver pedestals. 33 Hang the veil from clasps. The ark of the covenant you shall bring inside, behind this veil which divides the holy place from the holy of holies.
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- 26:32 Hooks: probably placed near the tops of the columns, to hold the rope from which the veils and curtains hung.
Leviticus 16:2
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2 and said to him: Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he pleases[a] into the inner sanctuary, inside the veil,(A) in front of the cover on the ark, lest he die, for I reveal myself in a cloud above the ark’s cover.
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- 16:2 Not to come whenever he pleases: access to the various parts of the sanctuary is strictly controlled. Only the high priest can enter the most holy place, and only once a year. The veil: the Letter to the Hebrews makes use of the imagery of the Day of Atonement (in Hebrew Yom Kippur) to explain Jesus’ sacrifice (Hb 9:1–14, 23–28). Ark’s cover: the meaning of kappōret is not certain. It may be connected with the verb kipper “to atone, purge” (see note on v. 6) and thus refer to this part of the ark as a focus of atonement or purification.
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