“Make upright beams for the Tabernacle out of acacia wood.” (Exodus 26:15)
Where did all the wood come from? When Jacob went down to Egypt, he planted acacia trees. Why did he do this? He saw that his descendants would eventually be redeemed by the LORD and would be commanded to make the Tabernacle. Therefore, in order to make sure that they would, indeed, be able to fulfill the LORD’S command, Jacob planted the trees so that they would be ready when needed—(Midrash Tanchuma).
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Author: Zev S. Itzkowitz
Keywords: Accacia wood, Acacia wood, Wood to build the tabernacle, Tabernacle, Accacia trees, Acacia trees, Jacob planted accacia trees, Jacob planted acacia trees, Trees planted in Egypt, Where did the wood come from for the Tabernacle, Source of wood for Tabernacle
Bible reference(s): Exodus 25:5, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 26:15, Exodus 26:26, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:1, Exodus 27:6, Exodus 30:1, Exodus 30:5, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:24, Exodus 36:20, Exodus 36:31, Exodus 36:36, Exodus 37:1, Exodus 37:4, Exodus 37:10, Exodus 37:15, Exodus 37:25, Exodus 37:28, Exodus 38:1, Exodus 38:6, Deuteronomy 10:3
Source: Zev S. Itzkowitz (ed.), A Byte of Torah, Volume IV, Issue XIX.
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