By Michael M Homan PH.D.
An exam of the functionality, shape and symbolism of historic tents, particularly within the Hebrew Bible, but additionally within the better context of the traditional close to East. Terminology linked to tents and the mixing of phrases for domiciles are at first explored. Then, utilizing old, mythological, archaeological and anthropological insights, tents are tested of their manifold utilization: domiciliary, army, nuptial and non secular. a variety of parallels and versions of the Tabernacle are assessed, and the Tabernacle's historicity is addressed. The paintings ends via examining a biblical word that dismisses councils: "To your tents, O Israel!"
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So begins the Hebrew Bible's claim that tents were the principal habitation for ancient Israel prior to the settlement of Canaan. Tents are very prominent in the patriarchal period. Abraham inhabits a tent throughout his journeys (Gen 12:8; 13:3, 18; 18:12), with Sarah's tent pitched nearby (Gen 18:6, 9, 10; 24:67). Tents similarly house Lot (Gen 13:5, 12), Isaac (Gen 26:25), and Jacob (Gen 25:27; 31:25, 33; 33:18-19; 35:21). The Hebrew Bible's conception of the patriarchal encampment is elaborated in Gen 31:33, where separate tents are allotted to Jacob, Rachel, and Leah, while a single tent is apparently shared by the two maidservants Bilhah and Zilpah.
Amaziah, the king of Judah, is defeated by Israel under King Jehoash. After the battle, "they fled each man to his tent(s) (v^nto1? " 7) 2 Sam 20:22. Joab lays siege to Abel-Beth-Maacah, until the head of Sheba is thrown over the wall. Joab blows the shofar, "and they dispersed (lUB'i) from about the city, each man to his 46 Two cases in Chronicles mirror passages in Kings; hence, there are actually 14 examples. )- However, both RSV and IPS translate the Hebrew phrase "to go to one's tent" in the first nine of the following examples as "to go home"; the last two they translate literally.
48 Again the expression apparently means "go to their homes," as tents are not mentioned elsewhere in this context. 3) 1 Sam 4:10. Israel loses the battle and the Ark to the Philistines. " 4) 2 Sam 18:17. " 5) 2 Sam 19:9. David stops mourning and goes to the city gate. " 6) 2 Kgs 14:12 (= 2 Chr 25:22). Amaziah, the king of Judah, is defeated by Israel under King Jehoash. After the battle, "they fled each man to his tent(s) (v^nto1? " 7) 2 Sam 20:22. Joab lays siege to Abel-Beth-Maacah, until the head of Sheba is thrown over the wall.
