Wilderness Tabernacle & Ark of the Covenant

Sacred gold-covered acacia chest described in the Book of Exodus (Exodus 25:10–22), topped by the Mercy Seat with two cherubim facing one another.

The portable sanctuary constructed by the Israelites at Mount Sinai according to instructions given to Moses, housing the Outer Courtyard, the Holy Place, the Veil, and the Holy of Holies.

Seven-branched lampstand hammered from a single talent of pure gold with almond-blossom cups, capitals, and flowers, placed on the south side of the Holy Place to give continual light.

Gold-overlaid acacia table placed on the north side of the Holy Place, holding the twelve loaves of the Bread of the Presence (Showbread) in two rows of six before the Lord every Sabbath.

Four-horned acacia altar overlaid with pure gold, positioned in the Holy Place directly before the Veil of the Ark of the Covenant for the burning of fragrant incense morning and evening.

Large hollow acacia-wood altar overlaid with bronze (brass) standing in the Tabernacle courtyard near the eastern gate, equipped with four horns and a bronze grating for sacrificial offerings.

Polished bronze basin and stand placed between the Bronze Altar and the Tent of Meeting, holding water for Aaron and his sons to wash their hands and feet before ministering.

Numbers (Old Testament, 36 chapters). Key figures: Moses, Jacob/Israel, Aaron, Reuben, Simeon, Judah. Key places: Sinai, Egypt, Ephraim, Dan, Hebron, Paran. Opens with: "And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in th..."