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Mark 15:38

And the veil of the temple the beautiful thick, costly veil of purple and gold, inwrought with figures of Cherubim, 20 feet long and 30 broad, which separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy,

was rent in twain For the full symbolism of this see Hebrews 9:3; Hebrews 10:19. For the earthquake which now shook the city, see Matthew 27:51. Such an event must have made a profound impression, and perhaps was the first step towards the change of feeling which afterwards led a great number of "the priests to become obedient to the faith" (Acts 6:7).

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