Place Old and New Testament
Most Holy Place
Also known as Most Holy Place =ESV, NIV, KJV; most holy house =KJV, NIV; holiest =KJV
The Most Holy Place was the innermost room of the tabernacle and temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Mentioned in 11 verses across 5 books, first at 1 Kings 6:16.
Why it matters. The innermost room of the tabernacle and temple
- Location
- 31.777, 35.235 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Most Holy Place
The Most Holy Place, also known as the Holy of Holies, was the innermost room of the tabernacle and later the temple in Jerusalem. It was separated from the Holy Place by a veil (Exod. 26:31-33). The Ark of the Covenant, which contained the tablets of the Ten Commandments, was kept in the Most Holy Place (Exod. 25:10-22; 1Kgs. 8:6). The high priest entered the Most Holy Place only once a year, on the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for the sins of the people (Lev. 16). The Most Holy Place was a perfect cube, measuring 20 cubits in length, width, and height (1Kgs. 6:20; 2Chr. 3:8). It was overlaid with pure gold and contained gold cherubim (1Kgs. 6:28; 2Chr. 3:10-13). The Most Holy Place represented the dwelling place of God among His people.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 11 verses across 5 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.