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Tabernacles, Feast of One of the three great feasts of the Hebrew liturgical calendar, even the greatest, according to Philo (heorton megiste) and Josephus (heste hagiotate kai megiste). The common name, feast of Tabernacles — among Greek-speaking Jews skenopegia, that is, “the pitching of the tent” (John 7:2) — recalls to mind the custom established … Continue reading “Tabernacles, Feast of”

Tabernacles FEAST OF, a solemn festival of the Hebrews, observed after harvest, on the fifteenth day of the month Tisri, Lev 23:34-44. It was one of the three great solemnities, wherein all the males of the Israelites were obliged to present themselves before the Lord; and it was instituted to commemorate the goodness of God, … Continue reading “Tabernacles”

Tabernacle, The This is variously styled the ‘tabernacle of testimony, or of witness,’ the ‘tabernacle of the congregation,’ or ‘tent of meeting.’ It was the place recognised by Jehovah, where, as dwelling among them, He met His people, and where in separation from the outer world His will was made known. It was to be … Continue reading “TABERNACLE, The”

Tabernacle Society Notre Dame Convent, Philadelphia; a society of persons affiliated with the Association of Perpetual Adoration and Work for Churches in Rome. The Philadelphia organization was begun by five graduates of the convent in 1866, who formed the first Sodality of the Children of Mary in that city, affiliated with the Roman Sodality, who … Continue reading “Tabernacle Society”

tabernacle societies (tabernacle societies) Groups of devout persons, usually women, who make vestments and altar linens and keep them in repair, and provide altar vessels, furniture, and ornaments. Many of these societies give the fruit of their labors to missionary and poor churches. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Tabernacle Societies The Association of Perpetual Adoration of … Continue reading “Tabernacle Societies”

Tabernacle of Testimony (Witness) (Num 9:15; 2Ch 24:6, the Revised Version (British and American) the tent of the testimony). See TABERNACLE. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Tabernacle Lamp In the Old Testament God commanded that a lamp filled with the purest oil of olives should always burn in the Tabernacle of the Testimony without the veil (Exodus 27:20, 21). The Church prescribes that at least one lamp should continually burn before the tabernacle (Rit. Rom. iv, 6), not only as an … Continue reading “Tabernacle Lamp”

TABERNACLE A tent, booth, pavilion, or temporary dwelling. For its general meaning and uses, see TENT. In the Scriptures it is employed more particularly of the tent made by Moses at the command of God, for the place of religious worship of the Hebrews, before the building of the temple. The directions of God, and … Continue reading “Tabernacle”

Tabering (; Sept. ; Vulg. murmurantes), an obsolete word used in the A. V. of Nah 2:7 in the sense of drumming, or making regular sounds. The Hebrew word is derived from , a timbrel, and the image which it brings before us in this passage is that of the women of Nineveh, led away … Continue reading “Tabering”

TABERAH Burning, so named on account of the fire which fell upon the Israelites for their murmings while encamped here, Num 11:1-3 Deu 9:22 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Taberah (Heb. Taberah’, , consumption; Sept. ), a place in the wilderness of Paran; so called from the fact that the fire of Jehovah … Continue reading “TABERAH”