Under the Big Tent

[Koen G]

It's true that many of the illustrations of tents appear in Old Testament manuscripts. I see that the vulgate often refers to tents (tentoria) and canopies (tabernacula), but I don't know why. Possibly, it is again about war, or maybe the Jews were portrayed as nomadic people. 

From the time I was researching the Menorah, I remember the OT also contains exact instructions about the construction of the Tabernacle, which was to house said Menorah and the Ark. I'm far from well read on this subject, so if it's worth something it needs more investigating. But here's a modern rendition of what it's supposed to look like in accordance with the Biblical description:


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And a different one:

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There's some thematic similarity, at least.