Hebrews 9:3

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And behind the second curtain [of] the Tabernacle was [a room] called the “Holy of Holies.”

Cross References

Matthew 27:51

Just then the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom, the ground shook, and rocks were split open.

Hebrews 6:19

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, [a hope] that is safe and secure, and one that enters the curtain [i.e., figuratively, of the heavenly sanctuary],

Hebrews 9:7

But [only] once a year the head priest goes alone into the inner room [i.e., Holy of Holies], and never without [animal] blood, which he offers [as a sacrifice] for himself and for the sins done in ignorance by the people.

Hebrews 9:8

[By his doing this] the Holy Spirit signifies that the way into the Holy Place [Note: This actually refers to the Holy of Holies, and represents heaven] had not yet been disclosed [i.e., made accessible] while the first Tabernacle was still standing.