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My! Your last picture, #34, hit me hard. It’s a depiction of Anna praying in the Holy Place in the Temple.
1. The picture shows the menorah and the altar of incense correctly.
2. The dimensions were 20 cubits by 40 or 30x60 feet. It doesn’t look quite that.
3. The curtain was for the Holy of Holies, scarlet and purple and blue—not pure red.
4. There was plenty of gold—but no other lamps other than the menorah, unlike the two shown next to the curtains.
5. Only priests were allowed in the Holy Place. Anna was called a prophetess, not a priest.
6. The floor was reflective, but it was gold-covered cedar, not marble.
Most likely Anna prayed in the court of the women in the temple. She may have met Joseph and Mary at the entrance.