Difference between Bema and Chancel
What is the difference between Bema and Chancel?
Bema as a noun is a platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. while Chancel as a noun is the space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. in medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
Bema
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah.
Chancel
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
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