They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. The structural frames — the skeleton that holds the entire tent structure in place — follow exactly the specification of Exodus 26:15. The acacia wood frames that will be overlaid with gold are the first structural element of the tabernacle's permanent form: the tent coverings cover them, but the frames define the shape. The strength of acacia — resistant to decay and insects — makes it appropriate for the structure that will stand in the wilderness for forty years.

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