Hebrews 9:3

New English Translation

And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:16

He built a wall 30 feet in from the rear of the temple as a partition for an inner sanctuary that would be the most holy place. He paneled the wall with cedar planks from the floor to the rafters.

1 Kings 8:6

The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs.

2 Chronicles 3:14

He made the curtain out of violet, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim.

Exodus 40:21

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung the protecting curtain, and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:3

You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.

Isaiah 25:7

On this mountain he will swallow up the shroud that is over all the peoples, the woven covering that is over all the nations;

Ezekiel 41:4

Then he measured its length as 35 feet, and its width as 35 feet, before the outer sanctuary. He said to me, “This is the most holy place.”

Numbers 4:5

When it is time for the camp to journey, Aaron and his sons must come and take down the screening curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it.

Matthew 27:51

Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.

Hebrews 6:19

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

Hebrews 9:7

But only the high priest enters once a year into the inner tent, and not without blood that he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.

Hebrews 9:8

The Holy Spirit is making clear that the way into the holy place had not yet appeared as long as the old tabernacle was standing.