Tabernacle

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tabernacle

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Tabernacle built?Constructed during the Exodus, following instructions given at Mount Sinai
2. How tall is Tabernacle?Approximately 4.6 meters (15 feet) tall
3. What is the location?Portable, used by Israelites during their wilderness journey and conquest of Canaan
4. What is the builder?The Israelites, under divine instruction to Moses
5. What was the Tabernacle and why did it travel with the Israelites?The Tabernacle was a special mobile tent that carried God’s presence. It traveled so God could stay with the people while they wandered in the desert.
6. What materials were used to build the traveling tent?Gold, silver, bronze, fine linens, dyed wools, and acacia wood were used. The Israelites gave these materials as gifts to help build it.

Mishkan: The Hebrew word for the Tabernacle, meaning 'dwelling place' or 'residence'.
Cherubim: Angelic beings depicted on the Ark of the Covenant's mercy seat, guarding the sacred space.
Solomon's Temple: The permanent sanctuary in Jerusalem that eventually superseded the Tabernacle as God's dwelling place.