This design is open to two interpretations. The first is the Menorah, a seven branched candlestick used in the Jewish temple which is symbolic of the tree of life. In Roman Catholic and Eastern Churches seven represents the sacraments: baptism, penance, confirmation, the Eucharist, holy orders, matrimony and extreme unction. The design also contains the ziggurat or seven stepped ladder to heaven as used by the Babylonians in Mesopotamia