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The Holy of Holies

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ATONEMENT
The high priest entered the Holy of Holies once each year on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat as an offering for the sins of all Israel.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
CHERUB
Two golden cherubim stood atop the Ark of the Covenant, their wings spread and touching above the mercy seat, forming a kind of throne for the divine presence.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
VEIL
The veil separating the Holy of Holies from the outer sanctuary was, according to tradition, of extraordinary thickness, woven in blue, purple, and scarlet, and was said to have torn from top to bottom at the crucifixion.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
MERCY
The 'mercy seat', the golden lid of the Ark, was the specific spot where atonement was made, the place where justice and compassion were understood to meet.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About The Holy of Holies

Deep within the Tabernacle, and later the Temple in Jerusalem, lay a small, cube-shaped room where no ordinary footstep fell, only the high priest, once a year on the Day of Atonement, passed through the thick veil bearing the blood of sacrifice. Inside rested the Ark of the Covenant, its golden mercy seat flanked by the outstretched wings of two cherubim, the whole space understood as the dwelling place of God's own glory. Silence, incense smoke, and the weight of holiness: the most sacred threshold in all of ancient worship.

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