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Helena's Nivreshet

נברשת

Nivreshet

See it in the tour

A golden lamp, the nivreshet, offered by Queen Helena and placed above the entrance of the Heikhal. It reflected the rising sun.

Sources

  • Yoma 3:10“הִילְנִי אִמּוֹ עָשְׂתָה נִבְרֶשֶׁת שֶׁל זָהָב עַל פִּתְחוֹ שֶׁל הֵיכָל”
  • Yoma 37b

Project decisionTour's choice: the shape of the lamp and the way it hangs; Yoma 3:10 only places it “עַל פִּתְחוֹ שֶׁל הֵיכָל”.