# tent of meeting # ## Facts: ## The term "tent of meeting" refers to a tent which was a temporary place where God met with Moses before the tabernacle was built. * The tent of meeting was set up outside the camp of the Israelites. * When Moses went into the tent of meeting to meet with God, a pillar of cloud would stand at the entrance to the tent as a sign of God's presence there. * After the Israelites built the tabernacle, the temporary tent was no longer needed and the term "tent of meeting" was sometimes used to refer to the tabernacle. (See also: [israel](../other/israel.md) **·** [moses](../other/moses.md) **·** [pillar](../other/pillar.md) **·** [tabernacle](../kt/tabernacle.md) **·** [tent](../other/tent.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [1 Kings 02:28-29](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ki/02/28) * [Joshua 19:51](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jos/19/51) * [Leviticus 01:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/lev/01/01) * [Numbers 04:31-32](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/num/04/31) ## Examples from the Bible stories: ## __*[13-08](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/13-08)__ God gave the Israelites a detailed description of a tent he wanted them to make. It was called the __Tent of Meeting__, and it had two rooms, separated by a large curtain. __*[13-09](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/13-09)__ Anyone who disobeyed God's law could bring an animal to the altar in front of the __Tent of Meeting__ as a sacrifice to God. __*[14-08](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/14-08)__ God was very angry and came to the __Tent of Meeting__. __*[18-02](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/18-02)__ Instead of at the __Tent of Meeting__, people now worshiped God and offered sacrifices to him at the Temple.