What does the Bible say about tabernacle?

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• Exodus 25:8-9

  [8] Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. [9] According to all that I show you, the pattern of the tent, and the pattern of all of its furniture, even so you shall make it.

• Leviticus 16:2

  and Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother, not to come at all times into the Most Holy Place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark; lest he die: for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.

• Exodus 35:10-19

  [10] "Let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Yahweh has commanded: [11] the tent, its outer covering, its roof, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; [12] the ark, and its poles, the mercy seat, the veil of the screen; [13] the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the show bread; [14] the lampstand also for the light, with its vessels, its lamps, and the oil for the light; [15] and the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door, at the door of the tent; [16] the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of brass, it poles, and all its vessels, the basin and its base; [17] the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court; [18] the pins of the tent, the pins of the court, and their cords; [19] the finely worked garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.'"

• Exodus 26:1-37

  [1] "Moreover you shall make the tent with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman you shall make them. [2] The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure. [3] Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. [4] You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling; and likewise shall you make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling. [5] You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling. The loops shall be opposite one to another. [6] You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tent shall be a unit. [7] "You shall make curtains of goats' hair for a covering over the tent: eleven curtains shall you make them. [8] The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: the eleven curtains shall have one measure. [9] You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent. [10] You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is outmost in the second coupling. [11] You shall make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. [12] The overhanging part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tent. [13] The cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tent on this side and on that side, to cover it. [14] You shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above. [15] "You shall make the boards for the tent of acacia wood, standing up. [16] Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and one and a half cubits the breadth of each board. [17] There shall be two tenons in each board, joined to one another: thus shall you make for all the boards of the tent. [18] You shall make the boards for the tent, twenty boards for the south side southward. [19] You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons. [20] For the second side of the tent, on the north side, twenty boards, [21] and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. [22] For the far part of the tent westward you shall make six boards. [23] Two boards shall you make for the corners of the tent in the far part. [24] They shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be entire to the top of it to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. [25] There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. [26] "You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tent, [27] and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tent, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tent, for the far part westward. [28] The middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass through from end to end. [29] You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and you shall overlay the bars with gold. [30] You shall set up the tent according to the way that it was shown to you on the mountain. [31] "You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman shall it be made. [32] You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver. [33] You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil: and the veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you. [34] You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. [35] You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand over against the table on the side of the tent toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side. [36] "You shall make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer. [37] You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold: their hooks shall be of gold: and you shall cast five sockets of brass for them.

• Exodus 36:8-38

  [8] All the wise-hearted men among those who did the work made the tent with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, blue, purple, and scarlet, with cherubim, the work of the skillful workman, they made them. [9] The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. All the curtains had one measure. [10] He coupled five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled one to another. [11] He made loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling. Likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second coupling. [12] He made fifty loops in the one curtain, and he made fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that was in the second coupling. The loops were opposite one to another. [13] He made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so the tent was a unit. [14] He made curtains of goats' hair for a covering over the tent. He made them eleven curtains. [15] The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of each curtain. The eleven curtains had one measure. [16] He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. [17] He made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the coupling, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second coupling. [18] He made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be a unit. [19] He made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above. [20] He made the boards for the tent of acacia wood, standing up. [21] Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board. [22] Each board had two tenons, joined one to another. He made all the boards of the tent this way. [23] He made the boards for the tent: twenty boards for the south side southward. [24] He made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons. [25] For the second side of the tent, on the north side, he made twenty boards, [26] and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. [27] For the far part of the tent westward he made six boards. [28] He made two boards for the corners of the tent in the far part. [29] They were double beneath, and in like manner they were all the way to the top of it to one ring. He did thus to both of them in the two corners. [30] There were eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; under every board two sockets. [31] He made bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tent, [32] and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tent, and five bars for the boards of the tent for the hinder part westward. [33] He made the middle bar to pass through in the midst of the boards from the one end to the other. [34] He overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. [35] He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim. He made it the work of a skillful workman. [36] He made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold. Their hooks were of gold. He cast four sockets of silver for them. [37] He made a screen for the door of the tent, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer; [38] and the five pillars of it with their hooks. He overlaid their capitals and their fillets with gold, and their five sockets were of brass.

• Hebrews 8:5

  who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses was warned by God when he was about to make the tabernacle, for he said, "See, you shall make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain."

• Numbers 1:50-53

  [50] but appoint the Levites over the Tabernacle of the Testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle, and all its furnishings; and they shall take care of it, and shall encamp around it. [51] When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death. [52] The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions. [53] But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony."

• 1 Kings 8:4

  They brought up the ark of Yahweh, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up.

• John 1:14

  The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

• Exodus 40:34-38

  [34] Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Yahweh filled the tent. [35] Moses wasn't able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh's glory filled the tent. [36] When the cloud was taken up from over the tent, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys; [37] but if the cloud wasn't taken up, then they didn't travel until the day that it was taken up. [38] For the cloud of Yahweh was on the tent by day, and there was fire in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

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