Bible Verses About "What Is the Tabernacle"
The Tabernacle was the portable tent sanctuary where God's presence dwelt among the Israelites during their wilderness journey and early settlement in Canaan.
The Tabernacle was the portable tent sanctuary where God's presence dwelt among the Israelites during their wilderness journey and early settlement in Canaan.
"And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it." — Exodus 25:8-9 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is the Tabernacle?" 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. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it."
"But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building."
"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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