The rites and worship of the Jews . e best skill of the bestworkman. While we are not told what, if any, coverings or carpets werelaid on the floor of the Sanctuary—in fact, the floor itself isnot mentioned—a very minute description is given of thecoverings or roofs of the tent. Immediately over the boardsand pillars was hung, or rather laid, a covering of byssus,similar to that of the Veil, , of fine twined linen, and blue,1 Exod. xxxvi. 35, Chap. II.] DIVISIONS OF THE SANCTUARY. 29 and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the cunningworkman. But this covering was not all i
The rites and worship of the Jews . e best skill of the bestworkman. While we are not told what, if any, coverings or carpets werelaid on the floor of the Sanctuary—in fact, the floor itself isnot mentioned—a very minute description is given of thecoverings or roofs of the tent. Immediately over the boardsand pillars was hung, or rather laid, a covering of byssus,similar to that of the Veil, , of fine twined linen, and blue,1 Exod. xxxvi. 35, Chap. II.] DIVISIONS OF THE SANCTUARY. 29 and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the cunningworkman. But this covering was not all in one piece. It wasmade up of ten curtains, each twenty-eight by four, and puttogether in this manner: Five curtains shall be coupledtogether one to another; and the other five curtains shall becoupled one to another. And thou shalt make loops of blueupon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in thecoupling [that is, outmost in the first set]; and likewise shaltthou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the. INTERIOR OF THE SANCTUARY. second coupling. Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain,and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain thatis in the second coupling [set]; the loops shall be oppositeone to another. And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, andcouple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and thetabernacle shall be But as this covering was only toform a roof to the building, there was a great deal more of it1 Exod. xxvi. 1-6, 3<d RITES AND WORSHIP OF THE JEWS. [Part I. than was required for the purpose. That the roof was ridgedappears more than probable, although many representationsof the Sanctuary give the roof as flat. The length of thecurtain (twenty-eight cubits) would thus serve to cover thebreadth of the Tabernacle (ten cubits), still leaving oversufficient material to overlap the top of the wall-boards and tohang down on each side. The breadth of the curtains (fourby ten = forty cubits), was
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