A device to give light, especially in buildings, and the stand on which it was placed. They were both used as symbols of the gospel or of churches which resulted from the preaching of the gospel.
Domestic lamps
See also
Lamps in the tabernacle and temple
Tending the lamps
Lamps used metaphorically
The lamp of Israel represents the king
The lampstands represent the seven churches.
pp Lk 11:34-36
the parable of the ten virgins
