. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. of an oblong shape, and eight or ten feet high in themiddle. They vary in size, and have accordingly a CHIEF OF THE TABERNACLE. 337 greater or less number of poles to support them—fromthree to nine. And it is usual for one large tent to bedivided into two or more apartments by curtains, forthe different portions of the family. The tents of the Bedaweens are not conical, as theyare often represented in pictures, but have a roof edgedwith drop-curtains, or such curtains as might be madefrom the dark tanned skins of goats, hung around theeaves
. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. of an oblong shape, and eight or ten feet high in themiddle. They vary in size, and have accordingly a CHIEF OF THE TABERNACLE. 337 greater or less number of poles to support them—fromthree to nine. And it is usual for one large tent to bedivided into two or more apartments by curtains, forthe different portions of the family. The tents of the Bedaweens are not conical, as theyare often represented in pictures, but have a roof edgedwith drop-curtains, or such curtains as might be madefrom the dark tanned skins of goats, hung around theeaves. Below is a drawing of a Bedaween Thus the Tabernacle in the Court-room should repre-sent a tent, oblong in shape, stretched upon a frame ofpoles and forks, one pole in the middle serving as aridge-pole. Over this, hanging to the floor, on theNorth and South sides, and the rear or West, andseaching on top, on each side, to and over the ridge*pole, should be two curtains, joining together by hooksand loops in the middle of the rear, of white, blue,scarlet, and purple linen or cotton thread woven together,and embroidered with cherubim, or animals with thebodies of lions, the feet of oxen, the faces of men, andthe wings of eagles. Over this should be similar cur-tains of gray woollen stuff; and on top, as a covering,red morocco, and over that, tanned leather. The hanging curtain at the mouth of the tent, and 338 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. KITE. the vail dividing the Tabernacle into two parts, shouldbe as above described; as also should the enclosure ofthe Court, if not the fence. The furniture of the Court is as follows: In f
Size: 2515px × 994px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidbookofancien, bookyear1885
