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καταπέτασμα (katapetasma)

καταπέτασμα (katapetasma) (Greek Lexicon • G2665 • veil, curtain): veil, curtain. Primary meaning: veil, curtain. Strong's: something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place ) in the Jewish Temple. Lexical nuances: in NT always the inner veil or curtain of the Temple (or Tabernacle ): Mt 27:51 , Mk 15:38 , Lk 23:45 , He 6:19 9:3 ; fig., ἡ σὰρξ αὐτοῦ , He 10:20 .† Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Crucifixion, Atonement & Resurrection —During Passover in Jerusalem , Yeshua instituted the New Covenant at the Last Supper , suffered crucifixion at Golgotha , and rose bodily on the third day—interpreted across the New Testament and Hebrews as the ultimate fulfillment of the Tabernacle and Day of Atonement.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Bethuel (Generation 21 • Child of Nahor ): Bethuel is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor , parent of Rebekah , Laban . ( Genesis 22:22 ) (mentioned in Genesis 22 , Genesis 24 , Genesis 25 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Wilderness Tabernacle ( Mishkan ) — The portable sanctuary constructed by the Israelites at Mount Sinai according to instructions given to Moses , housing the Outer Courtyard, the Holy Place , the Veil, and the Holy of Holies . Golden Altar of Incense — Four-horned acacia altar overlaid with pure gold, positioned in the Holy Place directly before the Veil of the Ark of the Covenant for the burning of fragrant incense morning and evening.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Exodus 26:33 : "And thou shalt hang up the veil under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy pl..."; 2 Corinthians 3:14 : "But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ ."; Isaiah 3:23 : "The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the veils.". Related canonical books and chapters: Hebrews 9 ( Hebrews • Chapter 9 (28 verses)), Leviticus 4 ( Leviticus • Chapter 4 (35 verses)), Leviticus 16 ( Leviticus • Chapter 16 (34 verses)).

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καταπέτασμα
katapetasma
G2665 Greek
veil, curtain

veil, curtain. Primary meaning: veil, curtain. Strong's: something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple. Lexical nuances: in NT always the inner veil or curtain of the Temple (or Tabernacle): Mt 27:51 , Mk 15:38 , Lk 23:45 , He 6:19 9:3 ; fig., ἡ σὰρξ αὐτοῦ , He 10:20 .†

Hebrews 9
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Hebrews • Chapter 9 (28 verses)

Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. And after the second veil, the tabernacle which... Mentions: Aaron , Yeshua the Messiah , Moses .

Leviticus 4
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Leviticus • Chapter 4 (35 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: If the priest that is anointed do si... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel .

Interactive 3D Sanctuary • Exodus 25–40

The portable sanctuary constructed by the Israelites at Mount Sinai according to instructions given to Moses , housing the Outer Courtyard, the Holy Place , the Veil, and the Holy of Holies .

Interactive 3D Model • Exodus 30:1–10

Four-horned acacia altar overlaid with pure gold, positioned in the Holy Place directly before the Veil of the Ark of the Covenant for the burning of fragrant incense morning and evening.

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

During Passover in Jerusalem , Yeshua instituted the New Covenant at the Last Supper, suffered crucifixion at Golgotha , and rose bodily on the third day—interpreted across the New Testament and Hebrews as the ultimate fulfillment of the Tabernacle and Day of Atonement.

Leviticus 16
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Leviticus • Chapter 16 (34 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron , when they offered before the Lord, and died; And the Lord said unto Moses , Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is upon ... Mentions: Moses, Aaron, Jacob/Israel .

Leviticus 24
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Leviticus • Chapter 24 (23 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Command the children of Israel , that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. Without the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the ev... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Dan .

Wiki Article • Sanctuary & Geography

Constructed at Mount Sinai according to Exodus 25 –40, the Wilderness Tabernacle ( Mishkan ) and the gold-overlaid Ark of the Covenant served as the portable dwelling place of God's presence among Israel from Sinai to Shiloh and Jerusalem .

Exodus 40
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Exodus • Chapter 40 (38 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the veil. Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Jacob/Israel .

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

כְּרוּב
kerub
H3742 Hebrew
cherub, celestial guardian

cherub, celestial guardian. Cherub; celestial being guarding God's sacred holiness (Eden gate, above Mercy Seat, veil, throne chariot in Ezekiel).

קְטֹרֶת
qetoret
H7004 Hebrew
incense, sweet smoke, fragrant offering

incense, sweet smoke, fragrant offering. Sweet incense burned daily on Golden Altar before veil, its fragrant smoke ascending as symbol of saints' acceptable prayers (Psalm 141:2).

Exodus 30
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Exodus • Chapter 30 (38 verses)

And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. And thou shalt ... Mentions: Aaron , Moses , Jacob/Israel .

2 Corinthians 3
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 3 (18 verses)

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ minis... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Moses .

Exodus 35
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Exodus • Chapter 35 (35 verses)

And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the Lord hath commanded, that ye should do them. Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to t... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Judah , Dan .

Genesis 38
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Genesis • Chapter 38 (30 verses)

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her. And she conceived, and bare a ... Mentions: Judah, Onan , Shelah , Tamar , Zerah , Chezib , Tamar 2 , Timnah 1 .

Isaiah 25
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Isaiah • Chapter 25 (12 verses)

O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. ... Mentions: Moab .

Numbers 18
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Numbers • Chapter 18 (32 verses)

And the Lord said unto Aaron , Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi , the tribe of thy father, bring thou w... Mentions: Aaron , Levi , Jacob/Israel , Moses .

Numbers 4
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Numbers • Chapter 4 (49 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron , saying, Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi , after their families, by the house of their fathers, From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in ... Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Kohath , Levi , Eleazar .

Song of Solomon • Chapter 5 (16 verses)

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved... Mentions: Jerusalem , Lebanon .

The Third Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 4 (21 verses)

Wherever this decree was received, the people kept up a revelry of joy and shouting; as if their long-pent-up, hardened hatred, were now to show itself openly. The Jews suffered great throes of sorrow, and wept much; while their hearts, all things around being lamentable, were se... Mentions: Egypt .

Leviticus
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Old Testament • 27 Chapters

Leviticus (Old Testament, 27 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Nadab , Abihu , Uzziel . Key places: Sinai , Egypt , Canaan , Dan . Opens with: "And the Lord called unto Moses , and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,..."

Matthew 25
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Matthew • Chapter 25 (46 verses)

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Joel
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Old Testament • 3 Chapters

Joel (Old Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Joel, Jacob/Israel , Judah , Jehoshaphat , Esau ( Edom ). Key places: Zion , Eden , Jerusalem , Tyre , Philistia , Shittim . Opens with: "The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel...."

1 Samuel 21
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1 Samuel • Chapter 21 (15 verses)

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David , and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know a... Mentions: David, Saul , Nob , Gath .

Luke 18
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Luke • Chapter 18 (43 verses)

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Jericho , Nazareth .

Bethuel
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Generation 21 • Child of Nahor

Bethuel is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor , parent of Rebekah , Laban . ( Genesis 22:22 )

1 Kings 18
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1 Kings • Chapter 18 (46 verses)

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria . And Ahab called Obadiah , wh... Mentions: Obadiah , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Samaria , Carmel , Kishon , Jezreel 2 .

Ezekiel 43
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Ezekiel • Chapter 43 (27 verses)

Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. And it was according to the appearance o... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zadok , Chebar .

קָטַר
qatar
H6999 Hebrew
to burn incense, offer sacrifice in smoke

to burn incense, offer sacrifice in smoke. To burn sacrifice on altar or incense on golden altar, causing pleasing smoke and aroma to ascend toward heaven.

Revelation 17
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Revelation • Chapter 17 (18 verses)

And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

John 9
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John • Chapter 9 (41 verses)

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Moses , Siloam .

דָּם
dam
H1818 Hebrew
blood, lifeblood, shed blood

blood, lifeblood, shed blood. Blood, lifeblood; vehicle of creaturely life ('life of the flesh is in the blood', Leviticus 17:11) given upon altar to make atonement.

Revelation 5
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Revelation • Chapter 5 (14 verses)

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in heaven, nor in earth... Mentions: Judah , David .

רָאָה
raa
H7200 Hebrew
to see, inspect, perceive, provide

to see, inspect, perceive, provide. To behold, inspect; theologically God's sovereign oversight and gracious provision: Yahweh-Yireh ('The LORD will provide', Genesis 22:14).

Scripture Passages (24)

And thou shalt hang up the veil under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.

But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ .

The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the veils.

Hebrews 9:3 (KJV)
Hebrews 9 KJV

And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.

And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.

And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the veil:

But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering,

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the veil.

And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.

And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the veil of the covering,

By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.

And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.

Leviticus 4:17 (KJV)
Leviticus 4 KJV

And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the veil.

And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations.

Matthew 27:51 (KJV)
Matthew 27 KJV

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

Leviticus 4:6 (KJV)
Leviticus 4 KJV

And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the veil of the sanctuary.

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