The Elders Of Israel Behold God

Exodus 24:1-2, 9-11

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And to Moses He said: Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and bow down from afar. And Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but they shall not approach, and the people shall not go up with him. Then Moses went up, with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. And they saw the God of Israel, and under His feet there was as it were a work of sapphire brickwork, like the very heaven for clearness. And against the nobles of the children of Israel He did not stretch out His hand; and they beheld God, and they ate and drank.

Themes

TorahMosesAdam EveHoly LandShekhinah

Original Sources

  • Exodus 24:1-2, 9-11.

Biblical References

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