Matthew 27:51

And hinei! The parochet of the Beis Hamikdash was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook; and the rocks were split,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

In Context

50And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach cried out again with a loud voice, and dismissed his ruach.

52And the kevarim (graves) were opened, and many gufot (bodies) of the kedoshim who had fallen asleep were made to stand up alive.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:21And he brought the Aron into the Mishkan, and set up the Parochet HaMasach, and shielded with a covering over the Aron HaEdut; as Hashem commanded Moshe.

Leviticus 16:12And he shall take a machtah (censer) full of burning coals of eish from off the Mizbe'ach before Hashem, and his hands full of ketoret, ground and fragrant, and bring it within the Parochet (Curtain);

2 Chronicles 3:14And he made the Parochet of blue wool, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought keruvim thereon.

Psalms 18:15Yea, He sent out His khitzim (arrows), and scattered them; 1 and He shot out great lightning bolts, and did put them to rout. 1

Micah 1:3For, hinei, Hashem cometh forth out of His dwelling place, 1 and will come down, and tread upon the high places of ha'aretz. 1

Habakkuk 3:10The harim (mountains) saw Thee, and they trembled; 1 the overflowing of the water passed by; 1 the tehom (deep) uttered its voice, 1 and lifted up its hands on high. 1

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:51-57

The Crucifixion; The Death of Christ. 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the… Read the whole commentary →

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