THE TABERNACLETHE TABERNACLE

“Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them.”

-- Exodus 25:8

SHEMA ISRAEL!SHEMA ISRAEL!

Adonai elohenu -- Adonai echad Ve’ahavta et Adonai eloeikah,

b’khol levavkah,uve’khol naphshekah,

uve’khol m’odekah Ve’ahavta reacha kamocha

SHEMA ISRAEL!SHEMA ISRAEL!

Hear O Israel! The Lord is our God –the Lord alone.

Love the Lord your God--with all your heart,

with all your soul and with all your might!

And love your neighbor as yourself

“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting some distance from it, each man under his standard with the banners of his family.” – Numbers 2:2

Tabernacle perimeter

Eastern gate

The people’s court and altar of sacrifice

Bronze altar or altar of sacrifice Horns of the altar of sacrifice

The Bronze Sea or Bronze Laver

Entrance to Priest Court or Holy Place

Priest Court or Holy Place

The table of the bread of the Presence

Altar of incense Golden lamp stand(menorah)

FURNITURE IN THE HOLY PLACEFURNITURE IN THE HOLY PLACE

The table of the bread of the Presence

Golden lamp stand(menorah)

Altar of incense in the Priest Court

Cherubim on the veil at entrance to Holy of Holies

Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of HoliesArk of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies

“There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.”-- Exodus 25:22

The Atonement Cover

Priestly garments