The menorah is first mentioned in Exodus, where its design was revealed to Moses by God. It was to be made from a single piece of gold, with six branches and a central elevated cup to signify the Sabbath. First appearing the Tabernacle in the wilderness after the Exodus, it became a central ritual object in the Temple of Jerusalem where oil in the menorah was to burn continually.
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