Very often a symbolic interpretation will use a single motif to explain a variety of items and procedures. In the example below we symbolically interpret the prince gifts presented when the Temple was consecrated. The single motif used is the important events in human history leading up to the giving of the Torah. This motif is used to symbolically interpret the prince gifts, brought at the consecration of the Temple. These gifts as a whole symbolize the progression of important events in human history leading to the giving of the Torah. The Table below gives details.

Rashi	Item	Symbolizes	Symbolic association	Is association strong?
Nu07-19b	1 Silver Bowl	Adam	One father of human race	No
Nu07-19c	Weight of 130	Age Adam began producing	Numerical association	Yes
Nu07-19d	1 Bowl	Noah	1 Ark	No
Nu07-19e	weight 70	70 nations	70 grandchildren of Noah	Yes - numerical
Nu07-20a	1 scoop	1 Torah		No
Nu07-20b	weight of 10 golden	10 commandments	Numerical association	Strong
Nu07-20c	Incense	Sweet offerings and sweet laws		Weak

Advanced Rashi: We have not reviewed all the prince gifts. Also at times we have deviated from Rashi's associations which use numerical values of letters (There is nothing wrong with this in a symbolic context but we preferred to give the strongest associations). As the table shows there is a natural historical sequence from the beginning of human history, Adam, till the reception of the Torah. Some of the numerical associations are quite strong based on numerical identity. The other associations can then be justified in context because they fill in the gaps in the missing sequence.