The word in Scripture
Veil in the Bible
The word veil appears 7 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The veil separated the holy place from the presence of God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What veil means in the Bible
The veil separated the holy place from the presence of God.
Where the word veil appears
Here is every passage where the word veil appears, in the words of the King James Bible:
“The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.”Song of Solomon 5:7
“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;”Matthew 27:51
“And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.”Mark 15:38
“And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.”Luke 23:45
“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;”Hebrews 6:19
“And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;”Hebrews 9:3
“By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;”Hebrews 10:20
Veil and the Lord Jesus
At the cross the veil was torn in two, for Jesus opened the way into the holiest by His flesh.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word veil appear in the Bible?
The word veil appears 7 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does veil mean in the Bible?
The veil separated the holy place from the presence of God.
How does veil point to Jesus?
At the cross the veil was torn in two, for Jesus opened the way into the holiest by His flesh.