Church, Beatification of

Mark 14.3-9: ([Mary] anoints Jesus with costly ointment, to which He responds, “She has done a beautiful thing (Καλὸν ἔργον) to me.”)

Exod. 3.5

Exod. 25–31; 33–40

1 Kings 7

Heb. 9.1-5; 12.22ff

Although the temple was constructed of huge blocks of stone, the interior was covered with paneling and elaborate woodwork so that no stonework was visible. Many items in the central room and in the inner sanctuary were inlaid with gold.[1]

TLSB p. 141


  1. Allen C. Myers, The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1987), 990.