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A47709 A relation of the most memorable thinges in the tabernacle of Moses and the temple of Salomon according to text of scripture / by Jacob Jehudah Leon ...; Retrato del tabernaculo de Moseh. English Templo, Jacob Judah Aryeh Leon, 1603-1675. 1675 (1675) Wing L1100; ESTC R43374 10,317 36

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they pitched or rested By the Gate of the outmost Court of the Tabernacle was an overflowing fountaine which with its springing abundantly refreshed the whole hoste where it lay even as by the mighty hand of God Manna rained downe from heaven where the hoste pitched or rested Exod. 16.4 first of all thir water encompassed the building of the Tabernacle round about by certaine digged Channels or Trenches made by the Commaund of the Rulers of the Tribes Num. 21.19 in these flow foure rivers out of they re foure Corners that water encompasseth the hoste of the Levites and did likewise separare theyr familyes one from another and did make certaine pitts betweene them and the twelve Tribes of Israel from thence flowed that water by the Southside towards the East and sprung to the hoste of the Israelites and encompassed them round about without and devided the place or station of each Tribe one from another to the end that each one might know and discerne his owne Tribe When this hoste would proceede they re intended journey hee that led or conducted the same was God all sufficient the Lord of hoste Num. 10.2 who had revealed to Moses that the people should depart Exod 40.36 By the Children of Aaron the Highpriest were twoe silver Trumpetts blowne thereby to warne or raise the people Deut. 31.15 then let God his royal Standard like a pillar arise from the holy Cloud which by day covered the Tabernacle and by night with its shining beames or glance imprinted the Tabernacle with his wonderfull fire and glory this went before them Deut. 1.33 betweene heaven and earth as a Guide to show them the way which they must goe the beames of that divine fire within the Pillar enlightened them in the darke night to the end that they should not wander out of theyr way and by day the said pillar covered the whole hoste and did likewise preserve them from the heate of the Sunne from wicked enemyes Num. 10.34 and devouring beasts The Tribe of Judah with his twoe Brethren Isachar and Zabulon followed 2000 paces behind the holy Standard which went before them at the same distance followed them the twoe Companies of Levites Gerson and Merari they carryed the basements or sockets pillars boards coverings curtaines cordes and pinnes of the Tabernacle and all the appurtenances or necessaryes thereof the same were all carryed on six wagons or carriages which were given by the Cheiftaines of the Tribes to the consecration of the Tabernacle those wagons were drawne by twelve Kine or Heifers then alsoe followed the families of the Levites Num. 7.3 with all they re necessaries After these followed Ruben with his twoe Brethren Simeon and Gad Afterwards followed in the middle of the whole hoste Moses and Aaron with theyr children amongst the children of Kohath conducting the Arke of the Covenant with the other golden Instruments which must bee borne or carryed upon the shoulders of the abovenamed Kohathites after the same were covered with the Covernigs although in the beginning of they re Journey when they were departed form Mount Sinai the Arke was in the same manner before the Hoste Num. 10.33 untill they had passed the River Jordan In the third place folloved Ephraim with his Companion tribes Manasse and Benjamin and at last followed Dan with his adjoined Tribes Asser and Naphthali under whome were the weake of the hoste alsoe the Companies of Egiptians who went with them Deut. 1.19 In this manner travailed that wonderfull host thorough wilde and unpathed unknowne wayes the space of fortie yeares without suffernig any lack of any necessaries Deut. 29.4 this did the mighty hand of God Deut. 2.7 This host did there fortie and twoe severall times take up severall resting places in some for twoe dayes space in some one day alone Num 33.3 or from the evening till the morning and some some mouthes and some certaine yeares Num. 9.20 for they rested 19 yaares in Kades which was one of they re resting places II. CHAPTER Concerning Moses his Tabernacle THe worke of the holy Tabernacle was in such a holy estimation Exo. 36.2 that all those who were permitted to worke thereon from amongst the Israelites were thereunto qualifyed and incited by the Spirit of God The Materialls which were used in this building were gold silver brasse woll Exo. 35.3 dyed shy-colour purple scarlet according to offerings silke pure Linnen rich goates haire Ramskins dyed red curious spotted Badgers skins shittim wood pure and cleare oile of olives the principall Aromatical druggs and precious stones all in very greate quantities in soe much that the gold alone amounted to 29 Talents 739 Sheckles as the holy Scripture sayth which beeing reduced and compared to and with the weight of our pounds at sixteene ounces each pound and halfe an ounce for each sheckle Exod. 24.38 and 3000 sheckles for each Talent which make 93 pounds and 12 ounces doe amount unto 2741 pound and 9 ounces weight the value whereof beeing accounted at 12300 ducats for each Talent make together 368918 Spanish duckats and reduced into Hollands gilders each gilder beeing about two shillings English money make one Million one hundred and six thousand 745 gilders each duckat beeing three gilders The Talents of silver as the Scripture sayth were one hundred and one thousand 730 shikles beeing reduced into the same pounds doeth amount unto 9429 pounds and one ounce the value thereof beeing calculated at one thousand and twelve ducats for each Talent doth make one hundred and one thousand 783 duckats and in gilders doeth make three hundred five thousand 315 gilders 15 stivers 3 pennings and all together aswel gold al 's silver doeth amount unto 460700 ducats and in gilders doeth make 14 tunns of gold 12 thousand 104 gilders 15 stivers three pennings Hollands money each tunne of gold beeing at least 10000 pounds starling and each gilder 2 shillings sterling The principall persons who were indewed by God and made this worke were Besaleel and Aholiab and the workemen whose number is unknouwne did with diligence fully finish the said worke in the space of six monthes The Vessels or instruments with which the holy Tabernacle was served were of gold and silver whereof wee hereafter shall discourse The Levites who served the Tabernacle were 8580 persons from thirty to fiftie yeares who were devided into three Companyes according to Levies three sonnes Gerson Kohath Merari the Kohathites were 2750 these when the host tooke theyr journey carryed as the cheife with golden handbars upon they re shoulders the most holy and precious instruments namely the Arke of the Covenant The golden Table the golden Candlesticke with the seaven Lamps the Altar of Incense the greate Brasse Altar of Burnt offrings when they were first covered with theyr coverings the Gersonites were 2630 they conducted on twoe wagons or Carriages which they had of the abovenamed six wagons the Curtaines of