The sanctuary lamp and all the metal furniture were of bronze, hand-beaten to the patina of a pockmarked skin.
圣所的灯和所有的金属家具都是青铜的,用手打成麻子状的皮肤。
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Sanctuary lamp
A sanctuary lamp, chancel lamp, altar lamp, everlasting light, or eternal flame is a light that shines before the altar of sanctuaries in many denominations of Jewish and Christian places of worship. Prescribed in Exodus 27:20-21 of the Torah, this icon has taken on different meanings in each of the religions that have adopted it. The passage, which refers to prescriptions for the tabernacle, states: