Num 7:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 7:1-89: 7:1-89 This detailed description of offerings presented by Israel’s twelve tribes at the dedication of the Tabernacle includes the dedicatory gifts brought on twelve successive days. 7:1 The day Moses set up the Tabernacle was the first day of the second year after the Exodus (Exod 40:1-2 ). • Once Moses finished setting up the Tabernacle, he anointed and set apart (or consecrated ) its furnishings, the altar, and its utensils (cp. Exod 40:9-10 ; Lev 8:10-11 ). As the locus of sacrifice, the altar held special importance among the sacred furniture.

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cExod 40:1-2►

dExod 40:9-10►

eLev 8:10-11►

‏ Numbers 7:1

Summary for Num 7:1-89: 7:1-89 ^a This detailed description of offerings presented by Israel’s twelve tribes at the dedication of the Tabernacle includes the dedicatory gifts brought on twelve successive days. 7:1 ^b The day Moses set up the Tabernacle was the first day of the second year after the Exodus (Exod 40:1-2 ^c).

• Once Moses finished setting up the Tabernacle, he anointed and set apart (or consecrated) its furnishings, the altar, and its utensils (cp. Exod 40:9-10 ^d; Lev 8:10-11 ^e). As the locus of sacrifice, the altar held special importance among the sacred furniture.