The use of a nine-branched menorah for Hanukkah probably didn’t begin until at least 250 years after the Maccabees’ triumph. Until then, Jewish menorahs had seven branches, like the one used ...

A menorah is a multi-branch candelabra used during religious rituals of Judaism, according to brittanica.com. There is a seven-branch menorah and an eight-branch menorah. The eight-branch menorah ...

When the victorious rebels sought to light the Temple’s menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum, there was only enough oil to keep the candles burning for a single day.

There is a seven-branch menorah and an eight-branch menorah. The eight-branch menorah is used during Hanukkah. "The Hanukkah lamp is an eight-branched imitation of the original Tabernacle menorah ...

A menorah is a candelabra, which is a large candlestick holder for several candles and has many arms or branches. While a candlestick holds one candle, a candelabra holds many. “Technically a ‘menorah ...

The menorahs lit on Hanukkah today have nine branches, four candles on each side for all eight nights of the holiday, and one middle candle used to light the others.

When the victorious rebels sought to light the Temple’s menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum, there was only enough oil to keep the candles burning for a single day.

The menorah has seven branches, symbolizing those used only in the Second Temple, a holy place for Jews in Jerusalem that the Romans had destroyed in A.D. 70.