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The opening as it read in 2025
Term The Knesset Menorah is modeled after the golden candelabrum that stood in the Temple in Jerusalem . It is one of the emblems of Israel . Some sources claim that this choice is inspired by the vision of "Light Unto the Nations" Light to the nations ( Hebrew : אוֹר לַגּוֹיִים , romanized : ʾŌr laGōyyīm ; also "light of the nations", "light of all nations", "light for all nations") is a term originated from the prophet Isaiah which is understood by some to express the universal designation of the Israelites as mentors for spiritual and moral guidance for the entire world.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Knesset Menorah , as a symbol for the selected Emblem of Israel , a choice inspired by the vision of "Light Unto the Nations" Light to the Nations ( Hebrew : אור לגויים Or LaGoyim ; also Light of the Nations , Light of all Nations , Light for all Nations ) is a term originated from the prophet Isaiah which may express the universal designation of God's kingdom of priests as a mentor for spiritual and moral guidance for the entire world.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Knesset Menorah is modeled after the golden candelabrum that stood in the Temple in Jerusalem .It is one of the emblems of Israel . Some sources claim that this choice is inspired by the vision of "Light Unto the Nations" Light to the nations ( ; also light of the nations , light of all nations , light for all nations ) is a term originated from the prophet Isaiah which may express the universal designation of God's kingdom of priests as a mentor for spiritual and moral guidance for the entire world.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Term The Knesset Menorah is modeled after the golden candelabrum that stood in the Temple in Jerusalem . It is one of the emblems of Israel . Some sources claim that this choice is inspired by the vision of "Light Unto the Nations" Light to the nations ( ; also "light of the nations", "light of all nations", "light for all nations") is a term originated from the prophet Isaiah which is understood by some to express the universal designation of the Israelites as mentors for spiritual and moral guidance for the entire world.
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Then
term originated from the prophet isaiah which may express the universal designation of god's kingdom of priests
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term originated from the prophet isaiah which is understood by some to express the universal designation of the
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