Exodus 25:31-33

Expanded Bible

The Lampstand

³¹ “Hammer pure gold to make a ·lampstand [^Lmenorah]. Its base, ·stand [shaft], flower-like cups, buds, and petals must all be joined together in one piece [^Cits tree shape suggests that the Tabernacle represented Eden where God and humans lived in harmony]. ³² The lampstand must have six branches going out from its sides—three on one side and three on the other. ³³ Each branch must have three cups shaped like almond flowers on it. Each cup must have a bud and a petal. Each of the six branches going out from the lampstand must be the same.