The Arch of Titus may not be a correct representation of how the Temple Menorah looked. According to Maimonides, the arms of the Menorah were straight and not curved.
Here's the first solid gold full-size (nearly 6 feet tall!) Menorah since the Romans took the one in the Temple. Imagine its weight, and worth!
(from the Temple Institute in Jerusalem.)
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Note: this topic is from January 15, 2004. Thanks Alouette. |
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