Aliya Summary: The walls of the Tabernacle were to be upright beams
made of gold-plated acacia wood. The bottom of each beam had two
projections that were to be inserted into two silver sockets. The
Tabernacle's front side (to the east) was to have no wall. Its northern
and southern side were to have twenty beams each. Its western wall was
to have eight. Altogether the inside of the sanctuary was 30 cubits
(approx. 45 feet) by 10 cubits, and 10 cubits high. The beams were held
together by several crossbars.
Rashi brings a Midrash
that says that Yaakov foresaw with Divine Vision that wood would be
needed by his descendants upon their departure from Egypt. He brought
saplings with him to Egypt which he planted and ordered his children to
take the wood with them when they left Egypt.
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