When God gave the people of Israel his Law, he commanded that they erect the tabernacle, a portable tent, also called “the tent of meeting, ” as the central feature of the arrangement for approach to him.
وقد دعي المسكن ايضا « خيمة الاجتماع » وكان وجها اساسيا من ترتيب الاقتراب الى الله .‏