Ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood. The outermost coverings and structural wood are included in the appeal. The ram skins dyed red — blood-red, the color of sacrifice — form the tabernacle's exterior face. The acacia wood that will frame every wall and carry every portable object is the local desert wood Israel's craftsmen know how to work. The combination of exotic imports and local materials reflects the covenant community's placement in the world: drawing on the gifts of the nations while building from what is at hand.

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