Exodus 37:17
And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
Cross-reference
Exodus 25:31-39 gives the original divine instructions for the lampstand; here Bezalel executes them exactly.
Exodus 31:8 lists the lampstand among items Bezalel is to make, directly paralleling the construction account here.
Exodus 35:14 mentions the lampstand as part of the materials gathered, connecting to its actual making in Exodus 37.
Exodus 40:24 records the placement of this lampstand in the tabernacle, completing its purpose.
Exodus 40:25 shows the lighting of the lamps on this lampstand, fulfilling the command.
Zechariah 4:2 reuses the image of the golden lampstand with seven lamps in a prophetic vision.
Hebrews 9:2 places the lampstand in the Holy Place of the tabernacle, confirming its location and liturgical role.
Revelation 1:12-20 uses seven golden lampstands as symbols of the churches, drawing on the tabernacle lampstand imagery.
Revelation 2:1-5 pictures Jesus among the lampstands, linking the church to the tabernacle’s light-bearing symbol.
Numbers 4:9 describes covering the lampstand during transport, showing its sacredness and care in later use.
Numbers 8:4 repeats the lampstand’s hammered-gold workmanship, directly echoing the details of Exodus 37:17.
1 Kings 7:49 describes ten gold lampstands in Solomon’s temple, expanding on the single tabernacle lampstand.
Leviticus 24:4 commands the regular tending of the lamps on this same lampstand.
1 Chronicles 28:15 describes gold lampstands for the temple, echoing the tabernacle lampstand made here.
2 Chronicles 13:11 mentions the golden lampstand being used in the temple, continuing the practice from the tabernacle.
Zechariah 4:11 continues the vision of the lampstand, introducing the two olive trees beside it.