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The illumination of the Cervera Bible depicts one of these objects against a blue background and derives from a symbolic passage about Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah. Psalm 67 is traditionally depicted in the shape of these objects on shiviti documents. For one design, Gabriel and Maxim Shamir removed prohibited depictions of animals from one of these objects. In Yemen, these objects were depicted as a symbolic series of squares and circles in straight lines and were based on drawings in (*) Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah. Depictions of these objects are central to the idea of pirsumei nisa, which roughly translates to “publicizing the miracle.” A dream of Zechariah inspired depictions of this object flanked by olive trees. Soldiers hoist this looted object (-5[1])in a scene from the (-5[1])Arch of Titus. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])depictions (10[1])of (10[1])what object from the Temple include seven branches? ■END■ (10[2])

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