“You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold;…” You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it. And its wick'-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold,” (Exodus 25:31-40. The Menorah stood within the Holy Place of the Tabernacle (and Temple), on the south side, to give light for the priests. One of the most familiar representations of the menorah is found on the Arch of Titus in Rome (commemorating his conquest of Jerusalem in 70 AD). Representations of the seven lamp artifact have been found in tombs and on monuments dating from the 1st century as a frequently used symbol of Judaism and the Jewish People.