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Exodus 26:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Exodus 26:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 26
The Tabernacle. 1 “As for the tabernacle, you shall make it out of ten curtains of fine twisted linen, blue and purple and scarlet, with cherubim sewn on them by skillful craftsmen.[a] 2 The curtains shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide, each curtain being the same size.
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- Exodus 26:1 It is not easy to picture the exact shape of the tabernacle or dwelling (in Latin, tabernaculum, “tent”), even though it is described in such detail.
It seems to be a structure that could be disassembled, something like a Bedouin tent, about 16 feet wide, 16 feet long, and 16 feet high.
Inside, the curtain (v. 31) separates “The Holy Place” from “the Most Holy Place,” where the throne of God stood in darkness. See Lev 16; Mk 15:38; Heb 6:19; 9:6-14.
