Answer: Even the Jews today differ on what these instruments were since they were lost about the time the Ark was taken during the Babylonian captivity. First mentioned in Exodus 28:30, they’re not ...

Apparently, two objects used by the High Priest (ha-Kohen ha-Gadol) for casting lots, to know “guilty” or “innocent, “yes” or “no” questions (Exodus 28:30; Leviticus 8:8; Ezra 2:63). But also by ...

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