Separating the Most Holy from the Holy

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extant data, both biblical and extra-biblical, to determine as far as possible the manner in which the Most Holy Place is separated from the Holy Place in the Tabernacle (mishkan) and subsequent Temples (heichal). Such a determination is valuable not only for the interpretation of the biblical texts which directly describe the physical characteristics of the mishkan and heichalot, but also for an understanding of the application as applied to the work of Yeshua, especially in the Apostolic Scriptures.

Terminology of the Mishcan

The terminology of the Tanakh in designating the inner room of the mishkan is usually hakodashim, “the holy of holies.”¹ The similar term, םי ִשׁ ָ ד ָ ק שֶׁ דֹק םי ִשׁ ָ ד ֳ קּ ַ ה שֶׁ דֹק , kodesh , kodesh kodeshim, “holy of holies” (without the article) is used of holy objects (altar, offerings, incense, anointing oil, priestly garments, etc.).²

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