of the haftarah explains that the lights of the Menorah symbolize God's eyes, keeping watch on the earth. And in the haftarah, God's angel explains the message of Zechariah's vision of the Menorah: "Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, says the Lord of hosts." Both the parashah and the haftarah also discuss the purification of priests and their clothes, the parashah in the purification of the Levites and the haftarah in the purification of the High Priest Joshua. Notes Further reading The parashah has parallels or is discussed in these sources: Biblical , 43–49 (Passover); (Passover); (Menorah); (Passover); (Menorah). (Passover); (inquiry of God on the law). (inquiry of God on the law); (inquiry of God on the law); (Passover). (Kibroth-hattaavah); (Passover). (congregation); (hearing God's counsel); (cleansing); (congregation); (congregation); (God as guide); (let God arise, enemies be scattered); (God as guide); (God's voice); , 26, 30 (cloud; wind from God; food still in their mouths); (God as guide; enthroned on cherubim); (blowing the horn); (hearing what God says); (like one dead); (God hears); (Moses, God's servant); , 42 (remember for salvation; enemies who oppressed); (God as guide); (going to God's house); (arise, God). Early nonrabbinic The War Scroll. Dead Sea scroll 1QM 10:1–8a. Land of Israel, 1st century BCE. In, e.g., Géza Vermes. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English, pages 161, 173. New York: Penguin Press, 1997. . Philo. Allegorical Interpretation 1: 24:76; 2: 17:66; 3: 33:103, 59:169, 72:204; On the Birth of Abel and the Sacrifices Offered by Him and by His Brother Cain 18:66; 22:77; 26:86; That the Worse Is Wont To Attack the Better 19:63; On the Giants 6:24; On Drunkenness 10:39; On the Prayers and Curses Uttered by Noah When He Became Sober 4:19; On the Migration of Abraham 28:155; Who Is the Heir of Divine Things? 5:20; 15:80; 52:262; On the Change of Names 39:232; On Dreams, That They Are God-Sent 2:7:49; On the Life of Moses 2:42:230; The Special Laws 4:24:128–30; Questions and Answers on Genesis 1:91. Alexandria, Egypt, early 1st century CE. In, e.g., The Works of Philo: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition. Translated by Charles Duke Yonge, pages 33, 45, 62, 69, 73, 102, 104–05, 119, 153, 210, 229, 268, 277, 282, 299, 361, 391, 511, 629, 810. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1993. . Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 3:12:5– 13:1. Circa 93–94. In, e.g., The Works