Holy of Holies

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Holy of Holies: References & Edit History

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high priest’s access
- In high priest
priesthood and Christianity
- In priesthood: Christianity
symbolism
- In religious symbolism and iconography: Symbols of sacred time and space
- In religious symbolism and iconography: Absence of representational forms
Temple of Jerusalem
- In Temple of Jerusalem
Ten Days of Penitence
- In Judaism: Ten Days of Penitence
- In Jewish religious year: Ten Days of Penitence

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Bible Odyssey - Holy of Holies.	Yamini Chauhan	Nov 26, 2024
	Add new Web site: Learn Religions - The Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle.	Aakanksha Gaur	Oct 04, 2024
	Add new Web site: Bible Odyssey - Holy of Holies.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 24, 2023
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998