NUMBERS—NOTE ON Numbers 8:1 The lampstand is described more fully in Exodus 25:31. Its construction is explained in Exodus 37:17; see also illustration. This section gives instructions for its operation. The seven lamps... give light in front of the lampstand, so that their light shines on the table opposite it in the tabernacle (see illustration). On this table are 12 flat loaves of bread symbolizing the 12 tribes of Israel (Exodus 25:23). Light reflects God’s glorious presence (see notes on John 1:4–5; 8:12).

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