tabernacle – Bible Q

What were the coverings mentioned in Numbers 4:6,8,10-12,14,25 made of?

Answered by BibleQ . August 5, 2015 - 10:10 am

No one really knows. As Gordon Wenham says in his commentary on the book of Numbers:1 As the different translations make plain, it is uncertain what the outer cover was made of. Hebrew taḥas (RSV goatskin) was taken by the early versions to be a colour. But early Jewish scholars suggested that taḥas was the […]

What is the difference between the temples of Solomon, Hezekiah, Zerubbabel and Herod?

Answered by BibleQ . September 30, 2012 - 7:02 pm

Originally, Israel did not have a temple. Instead, they had a tent (called the tabernacle in some versions of the Bible) which was the centre of their worship and the place where God was said to dwell (Exodus 25:8-9). King David wanted to build a temple but God said that his son Solomon would build […]

How did all the Israelites, 2-3 million, get through the tabernacle to make their personal sacrifices?

Answered by BibleQ . January 24, 2012 - 5:41 pm 1

The total area of the tabernacle was 100 x 50 cubits (that is roughly 150 x 75 feet or 50 x 25 metres). This area was used to kill the sacrificial animals for the whole population. If you compare this with the size of a modern abattoir that is needed to process even a few […]

Where did the Israelites get all the materials for the Tabernacle?

Answered by BibleQ . April 26, 2011 - 11:00 pm

You say: According to the Exodus 35:23 (New American Standard Bible) ” Every man, who had in his possession blue and purple and scarlet material and fine linen and goats’ hair and rams’ skins dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them.” And according to my NIV bible for the same verse, it says, “Everyone who […]

What happened to the Tabernacle in the wilderness and the artifacts of the holy place and the holy of holies?

Answered by BibleQ . February 20, 2011 - 4:24 pm

The tabernacle was constructed in about 1444BC, while the people of Israel were in the wilderness after escaping from Egypt. When they entered the promised land under Joshua, the tabernacle was located at Gilgal (Joshua 4:19). Later it was moved to Shiloh (Joshua 18:1-10). By about 1000BC it had moved to Gibeon (1 Chronicles 16:39). After […]

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What were the coverings mentioned in Numbers 4:6,8,10-12,14,25 made of?

What is the difference between the temples of Solomon, Hezekiah, Zerubbabel and Herod?

How did all the Israelites, 2-3 million, get through the tabernacle to make their personal sacrifices?

Where did the Israelites get all the materials for the Tabernacle?

What happened to the Tabernacle in the wilderness and the artifacts of the holy place and the holy of holies?

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