While on Mount Sinai, Moses received minutely detailed instructions from God on how the tabernacle and all its elements were to be constructed. The people gladly donated the various materials from spoils they had received from the Egyptians. The entire 75 by foot tabernacle compound was enclosed by a court fence of linen curtains attached to poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and stakes. At the front was a foot wide gate of the court , made of purple and scarlet yarn woven into twined linen.
Once inside the courtyard, a worshiper would see a bronze altar , or altar of burnt offering, where offerings of animal sacrifices were presented. Not far from that was a bronze laver or basin, where the priests performed ceremonial purification washings of their hands and feet. Toward the rear of the compound was the tabernacle tent itself, a 15 by foot structure made of an acacia wood skeleton overlaid with gold, then covered with layers made of goat hair, rams' skins dyed red, and goat skins.
Entry to the tent was made through a screen of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn woven into fine twined linen. The door always faced east. The front 15 by foot chamber, or holy place , contained a table with showbread , also called shewbread or bread of the presence. Across from it was a lampstand or menorah , fashioned after an almond tree.
Its seven arms were hammered from a solid piece of gold. At the end of that room was an altar of incense. The rear 15 by foot chamber was the Most Holy Place , or holy of holies, where only the high priest could go, once a year on the Day of Atonement.
Separating the two chambers was a veil made with blue, purple and scarlet yarns and fine linen. Embroidered on that curtain were images of cherubim or angels. In that sacred chamber was only one object, the ark of the covenant. But will they invade your privacy? Go Further. Animals Wild Cities This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city.
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However, the professor of archaeology at Tel Aviv University was not expecting to find the tabernacle, according to the Times of Israel. Shiloh is an important site for studying the rise of ancient Israel in the highlands of Canaan. This should be the aim of any excavation carried out there. Excavations in have also recovered a trove of animal bones that have been dated to the time of the Tabernacle more than 3, years ago. Professor Meyer believes the bones were the remains of animals sacrificed and eaten by the Tabernacle's priests.
Shiloh or Tel Shiloh is an archaeological park today and is home to a number of discoveries, including Byzantine-era churches, a Canaanite Wall and Mosque. Shiloh: Expert discusses the Tabernacle in Life after death: THIS is the process you will go through when you die Jesus 'didn't die' as 'crucifixion identity switch' story revisited. The inner sanctum was surrounded by an outer courtyard and wall.
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