7 Candles Menorah | Hanukkah Candlestick

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• Menorah  with a total height of 25 cm (9.84 inches)
• Total width: 24.5 cm (9.64 inches)
• Base of 12.5 cm (4.92 inches) in diameter with a hexagonal shape.
• Candelabrum with seven arms for 1.8 cm (0.71 inches) Ø candles
• Made of gilded bronze.
• Lateral arms and central arm decorated with embossed elements.
• Base finished with concentric shapes.

Menorah Meaning in the Catholic Church

Candelabra and light are symbols of Christ. The flame of candles has been used since early Christians as a representation of the presence of Christ among us.

The seven-arm candelabrum (seven lights or seven candles) has a deep meaning in biblical tradition. In the book of Revelation and Exodus, there are several references to the seven-arm candelabrum. The seven-arm candelabrum is one of the three main pieces of furniture in the Tabernacle and the Temple.

• Menorah Meaning: Union of the Human and the Divine

The meaning of the seven-arm candelabrum is explained as the union of two parts.

On one side, the six lateral arms, two sets of three lateral arms, represent the human, the imperfect. The number 6 has been linked to humanity since the very moment of its Creation. Human beings were created on the sixth day (Genesis 1:26-31). This day comes just before the seventh, the day of divine rest and perfection. In this sense, the number 6 indicates that man, although created by God, is still in the process of reaching the fullness and perfection achieved in full communion with God.

On the other hand, the central arm, a symbol of Christ, represents the eternal, the perfection of the divine.

The seven-arm candelabrum represents the union of Christ (the central arm) with humanity (the six lateral arms).

• 7 Candles Menorah Hanukkah Meaning: Completeness

The number seven signifies perfection and fullness. This meaning derives from the book of Genesis, in which God rested on the seventh day of Creation, contemplating the perfection of His work.

Our Creator rested after completing His work.

• 7 Candles Menorah Meaning: The Universal Church

The biblical tradition also links the seven lights of the candelabrum with the seven churches of Asia Minor (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea). They are known as the seven churches of Revelation because Christ, as recounted in the book of Revelation, addresses them by letter to give them recommendations to strengthen the communities' faith.

The letters Christ sends are not only taken as particular recommendations for each religious community but as general indications for developing the universal church. They are instructions for spreading the word of God throughout the world. In this sense, the seven churches (the seven candles of the candelabrum) are extrapolated to the universal church.

The Jewish Seven-Arm Candlestick | The Menorah

The menorah is the name given to the Hebrew seven-arm candelabrum. This model of candelabrum is closely related to the seven-candle candelabrum used in the Catholic church.

Both religions attribute the symbolism of light to it, in addition to referencing the number 7 as a representation of perfection, of completed work. However, the symbolic content of the Jewish tradition is slightly different from the Christian tradition.

Some Hebrew sources interpret the shape of the menorah, with its branching arms, as a symbol of the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden. In this interpretation, the menorah symbolizes spiritual life and connection with God.

Other Jewish sources relate the menorah as a symbol of the hope for the restoration of the Temple of Jerusalem and the coming of the Messiah. It is an emblem of the Jewish people's resistance and faith in divine protection.