The Veil
Exod 26:31-34 "You shall make a veil woven of
blue,
purple, and
scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of
cherubim."
- The veil could never be touched except by
the high priest, and then only once a year to sprinkle blood on the
mercy seat on the day of atonement:
Lev 16:2 and the LORD said to Moses: "Tell
Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the
veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in
the cloud above the mercy seat."