Bible Verses About "What Was the Tabernacle in the Bible"
The tabernacle was a portable sanctuary God commanded Moses to build so He could dwell among His people during their wilderness journey.
The tabernacle was a portable sanctuary God commanded Moses to build so He could dwell among His people during their wilderness journey.
"And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them." — Exodus 25:8 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Was the Tabernacle in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them."
"But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands."
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
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Tabernacle (מִשְׁכָּן (Mishkan))
God's portable dwelling place among His people in the wilderness
Tabernacle (מִשְׁכָּן (mishkan))
A dwelling place — God's portable tent of meeting among His people.
Strong's H4908 — Tabernacle
מִשְׁכָּן (mishkan) • A dwelling place — God's portable tent of meeting among His people.
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