 In the Priestly Code of Exodus, instead of the Molten Sea is described a bronze "laver" (basin), which was to rest on a bronze "foot" (presumably meaning "a stand").The text explains that this laver was to be used for the Israelite priests to wash their hands and feet when they entered the sanctuary.This is confirmed in a later part of the Priestly Code, in the passage describing the actual installation of the Tabernacle furniture.