Bible Encyclopedias
Beam-Light
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
is the lamp which burns before the holy sacrament; so called, because seton the rood-beam above the altar, in distinction from a light set upon a perch or swinging stand, or those placed in bowls suspended from the vault.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Beam-Light'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/b/beam-light.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.