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Bronze Altar
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
An altar in the forecourt of the tabernacle and temple built out of bronze and used for regular sacrifices; called the “altar of burnt offering” (Exod 27:1–7; 28:43; 29:12–38). For more information, see these articles: Altar; Offerings.
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Bronze Altar
Bronze Altar An altar in the forecourt of the tabernacle and temple built out of bronze and used for regular sacrifices; called the “altar of burnt offering” (Exod 27:1–7; 28:43; 29:12–38). For more information, see these articles: Altar; Offerings.
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Tabernacle
TABERNACLE [Heb miškān (מִשְׁכָּן)]. The Israelite tent sanctuary frequently referred to in the Hebrew Bible. It is also known as the tent of meeting (Heb ʾōhel môʿēd) and, occasionally, as the Tabernacle (or tent) of testimony (miškan haʿēdût). It is the central place of worship, the shrine
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Tabernacle
Tabernacle [Heb. miškān—‘dwelling-place’; Gk. usually skēnḗ, also skḗnōma]. The portable tent sanctuary which, according to Ex. 25–31, 35–40, was constructed by the Israelites at God’s command in the wilderness period. I. Terminology II. The Tabernacle in Priestly WritingsA. MaterialsB.
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Tabernacle
TABERNACLE Place of worship during the earliest years of the history of Israel.Preview•Introduction•Names for the Tabernacle•Background•The Tabernacle and Its Furniture•The Tabernacle Proper•The Outer Court and Its Furnishings•The Construction and Consecration of the TabernacleIntroduction
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Tabernacle
TABERNACLE. The tabernacle (Heb. ˒ōhel and mishkān) was the place where Yahweh dwelt and met with His people after the exodus from Egypt. It later became the prototype of subsequent Jewish temples.The most comprehensive source of information about the tabernacle is Ex 25–28, where there is prescribed
The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition
Tabernacle
TABERNACLE. 1. The tabernacle of the congregation (av), more properly ‘tent of meeting’, as in rv, rsv: a small, provisional meeting-place of God and his people in use before the large tabernacle was built (Ex. 33:7–11). This tent of meeting was pitched outside the camp. Moses would enter it and the
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Tabernacle
TabernacleThe portable sanctuary said to have been built at Mt. Sinai in the time of Moses and used until Solomon built the First Temple. The term (Heb. miškān) means “dwelling.” Other names are the “tent of meeting” (ʾōhel môʿēḏ) and the “sanctuary” (miqdāš).The story of the tabernacle’s construction
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Tabernacle
Tabernacle (Heb. miškān, ˒ōhel mô˓ēḏ; Gk. skēnḗ).† A portable structure that the Israelites made as commanded by God at Sinai and in which he dwelled during the wilderness wanderings. It was called also the “tabernacle of the testimony” (Exod. 38:21), referring to the two tables of the
The Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land
Tabernacle
TABERNACLE The portable shrine that the Israelites took with them into the desert, made by Moses according to God’s command (Exod. 25:8), also named ohel moed, the Tent of Congregation. Its place was outside the camp, where all who sought the Lord could go (Exod. 33:7); there God also spoke to Moses.
Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments
Tabernacle, Sanctuary
Tabernacle, SanctuaryPaul applied the imagery and language of the temple primarily to the people of God, defined in terms of their relationship to Christ (see DPL, Temple). This understanding is similarly expressed by Peter in his first letter and to an extent by John in the book of Revelation. However,
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Tabernacle
Tabernacle. The tabernacle was the tent of Jehovah, called by the same name as the tents of the people in the midst of which it stood. It was also called the sanctuary and the tabernacle of the congregation. The first ordinances given to Moses, after the proclamation of the outline of the law from Sinai,
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