LAVER
A large circular vessel, cast from the polished brass mirrors contributed by the Hebrew women, and placed between the door of the tabernacle and the altar of burnt-offering, with water for the necessary sacred ablutions, Exodus 1:30-21; Exodus 1:28; Exodus 1:40; Exodus 1:30; Exodus 1:32.
For the temple of Solomon, besides the vast brazen sea for the use of the priests, (see Sea,) ten lavers were made for cleansing the sacrifices, 2 Chronicles 4:6. Each laver contained about three hundred gallons, and was supported above a highly elaborate and beautiful base, 1 Kings 1:7-39. They were stationed within the court of the priests, in front of the temple, five on each side. See Temple.