Bible Question: is there a passage in the bible where it describes high priests in the jewish religion going behind the tabernacle with a bell and a rope attached so when the bell rang they knew that he was dead? |
Bible Answer: This is a late Jewish tradition. The idea behind it is that because when the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement there would be no way of recovering his body if he died while in the Holy of Holies (no one else was allowed to enter), a way had to be provided to solve the problem. We do not know if it was ever carried out in practise. It was into the Holy of Holies behind the Veil not behind the Tabernacle, and it was when the bell ceased ringing that they would know that he was dead. |