Tabernacle (disambiguation)

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The Jewish Tabernacle (משכן) is a movable tent and worship facility used by the Israelites and designed by God Himself, used by God to transform into and commune with them as recorded in the Book of Exodus.

Tabernacle may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

Education

Organizations

  • Tabernacle Societies, lay Eucharistic Adorative associations within Roman Catholic parishes, principally in America and Australia

Places of worship and related structures

Israel

  • Temple in Jerusalem, the successor to the moveable Jewish Tabernacle (משכן) erected by the Israelites in early Jerusalem

United Kingdom

United States

Other buildings and venues

Place names

Other uses

  • Tabernacle, the frame or support on which a detachable or folding mast (sailing) is mounted
  • Tabernacle, any tent, booth or temporary dwelling (see booth (disambiguation))
  • Church tabernacle, a small cupboard, chest, or cabinet in which the consecrated hosts are kept
  • Tabernacle, a booth used in the Jewish festival of Sukkot (see sukkah)

See also

  • Aedicula, a nook or frame intended for a tabernacle shrine