Vail
10 references
- (Veil, curtain)
- 1. Hangings used in the tabernacle to separate the Holy of Holies (the Most Holy Place) from the Holy Place
- Called the second veil Heb. 6:19; 9:3
- Ordinances prescribing Exod. 26:31-33
- Made by Bezaleel and Aholiab Exod. 36:35,36
- See Veil
- 2. A covering for the ark of the covenant Exod. 35:12; 39:34; 40:21; Num. 4:5
- 3. Of the temple 2 Chr. 3:14
- Torn from the top to the bottom at the time of the crucifixion of Jesus Matt. 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45
- FIGURATIVE Heb. 10:20
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.