Tabernacle
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The Tabernacle was the portable sanctuary used by the Israelites as a dwelling place for God's presence during their wilderness journey, prior to the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tabernacle canonical | 12 |
| Mishkan | 1 |
| Mosaic Tabernacle | 1 |
| Tabernacle at Shiloh | 1 |
| Tabernacle in the Wilderness | 1 |
| Tabernacle of Testimony | 1 |
| Tent of Meeting | 1 |
| wilderness tabernacle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T888025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tabernacle Context triple: [Shekhinah, associatedWith, Tabernacle]
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A.
Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
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B.
Holy of Holies
The Holy of Holies was the innermost and most sacred chamber of the ancient Jewish Temple, believed to be the earthly dwelling place of God's presence and entered only by the High Priest once a year on Yom Kippur.
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C.
Temple of Taffa
The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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D.
Mount Zion
Mount Zion is a San Francisco medical campus and hospital complex associated with the University of California, San Francisco, known for providing specialized clinical care and research.
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E.
Kodashim
Kodashim is the order of the Mishnah that deals with sacrificial rites, Temple service, and other holy offerings and sancta in Jewish law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tabernacle Target entity description: The Tabernacle was the portable sanctuary used by the Israelites as a dwelling place for God's presence during their wilderness journey, prior to the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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A.
Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
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B.
Holy of Holies
The Holy of Holies was the innermost and most sacred chamber of the ancient Jewish Temple, believed to be the earthly dwelling place of God's presence and entered only by the High Priest once a year on Yom Kippur.
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C.
Temple of Taffa
The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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D.
Mount Zion
Mount Zion is a San Francisco medical campus and hospital complex associated with the University of California, San Francisco, known for providing specialized clinical care and research.
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E.
Kodashim
Kodashim is the order of the Mishnah that deals with sacrificial rites, Temple service, and other holy offerings and sancta in Jewish law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite religious structure
ⓘ
biblical object ⓘ dwelling place of God ⓘ portable sanctuary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mishkan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tabernacle
|
| associatedWithEvent | Exodus from Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Bezalel
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ Oholiab ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | Tribe of Levi ⓘ |
| contains |
Altar of Incense
ⓘ
Ark of the Covenant ⓘ Bronze Altar ⓘ Bronze Laver ⓘ Golden Lampstand ⓘ Table of the Bread of the Presence ⓘ
linked to:
Table of the Shewbread
|
| coveredBy | curtains and skins ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Leviticus ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| function |
central place of worship for Israelites
ⓘ
dwelling place for God's presence ⓘ location for sacrificial offerings ⓘ place for priestly ministry ⓘ |
| keyComponent |
Holy Place
ⓘ
Holy of Holies ⓘ Outer Court ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalInstructionsGivenIn | Priestly code ⓘ |
| material |
acacia wood
ⓘ
bronze ⓘ fine linen ⓘ goats' hair ⓘ gold ⓘ ram skins ⓘ sea cow skins (traditional rendering) ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| orientation | entrance facing east ⓘ |
| primaryDescriptionChapters |
Exodus 25–31
ⓘ
Exodus 35–40 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
First Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
First Temple in Jerusalem
|
| statusInChristianity | type and foreshadowing of Christ ⓘ |
| statusInJudaism | central institution of early Israelite worship ⓘ |
| symbolism |
God dwelling among His people
ⓘ
pattern of heavenly sanctuary ⓘ |
| transportedBy |
Levites
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Levi
|
| transportMethod | poles and frames ⓘ |
| usedBefore | First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| usedBy | Israelites ⓘ |
| usedDuring | wilderness wanderings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tabernacle Description of subject: The Tabernacle was the portable sanctuary used by the Israelites as a dwelling place for God's presence during their wilderness journey, prior to the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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