Menorah
Menorah The name menorah originally referred to every candlestick, but now one means by it the seven-branched candelabrum that today even is an emblem of Israel. Whereas in the pre-exilic period the menorah was only a stand on which one put an oil lamp, became the seven-branched candlestick a symbol of Judaism in the postexilic period. Exod 25:31–39 ; 27:20–21 ; Num 3:31 ; 8:2–4 ; 1 Kings 7:49 ; Zech 4:2 ; Heb 9:2