Menorah Symbol - History, Meaning, and Religious Significance #3729235 (License: Personal Use)

This stylized illustration depicts the traditional seven-branched menorah (Hebrew: מְנוֹרָה), first described in Exodus 25:31-40 as a golden lampstand for the Tabernacle and later used in the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. Each of the seven branches symbolizes one of the seven days of Creation, or alternatively, the seven classical planets or divine attributes in Kabbalistic tradition. Though distinct from the nine-branched Hanukkiah used during Hanukkah, the menorah remains a central emblem of Jewish identity and continuity.

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