5037 x 3706 px | 42,6 x 31,4 cm | 16,8 x 12,4 inches | 300dpi
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The Tabernacle is known in Hebrew as the Mishkan "Residence" or "Dwelling Place". It was a portable dwelling place for the divine presence from the time of the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt through the conquering of the land of Canaan. It is said to have been built under Moses during the Israelites' wandering in the wilderness. Its elements were made part of the final Temple in Jerusalem about the 10th century BCE. The fullest description of the Tabernacle describes an inner shrine (Holy of Holies) housing the Ark and an outer chamber (Holy Place), with a lampstand, table for shewbread, and altar of incense. This description is generally identified as part of the Priestly source (P), written in the 6th or 5th century BCE. Many scholars contend that it is of a far later date than Moses, and that the description reflects the structure of the Temple of Solomon, while some hold that the description derives from memories of a real pre-monarchic shrine, perhaps the sanctuary at Shiloh. An earlier, pre-exilic source describes the Tabernacle as a simple tent-sanctuary. The English word "tabernacle" is derived from the Latin word tabernaculum meaning "tent." Tabernaculum itself is a diminutive form of the word taberna, meaning "hut, booth, tavern." The word sanctuary is also used as its name, as well as the phrase the "tent of meeting". There are two accounts of the Tabernacle in Exodus, a briefer account and a longer one. Critical scholars cite the briefer one as earlier and the longer one as later. The first written description of the tabernacle is in Exodus 33:7-10. The tabernacle would be set up outside of camp, and the pillar of cloud, symbolizing the divine presence, was visible at its door. The people directed their worship toward this center. There is no reason that the Hebrews might not have built and used this simple tent-sanctuary. Scholars attribute this description to the Elohist source , which was written about 850 BCE.
