The Tabernacle (משכן), or Tent of the Convocation (Heb. אוהל מועד) according to the Book of Exodus, was a movable tent and worship facility used by the Israelites.
Tabernacle may also refer to:
Generic religious terms Church tabernacle, a small cupboard, chest, or cabinet in which the consecrated hosts are kept Tabernacle (Methodist), the centre of a camp meeting, includes a gallery with locations Tabernacle (LDS Church), a multipurpose building used for worship and as a community center by Mormons. Tabernacle societies, lay Eucharistic Adorative associations within Roman Catholic parishes, principally in America and Australia Tabernacle, a name for a local church (disambiguation) Tin tabernacle, common name for church and related buildings made of corrugated iron Aedicula or tabernacle, a nook or frame intended for a tabernacle shrine The biblical Jewish holiday named Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles.
Particular religious buildings Israel Temple in Jerusalem, the successor to the moveable Jewish Tabernacle (משכן) erected by the Israelites in early Jerusalem
United Kingdom England Metropolitan Tabernacle, a large Reformed Baptist church in the Elephant and Castle in London
Wales Tabernacle Chapel, Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf (Presbyterian Church of Wales) Tabernacle Chapel, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf (Congregational) In Cardiff: Tabernacle Chapel, Cardiff city centre (Baptist) Tabernacle Chapel, Roath (Independent) Tabernacle Chapel, Whitchurch (Presbyterian Church of Wales) Tabernacle Chapel, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire (Presbyterian Church of Wales) Tabernacle Chapel, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire (Independent) Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston, Swansea (Independent) Tabernacle Chapel, Ynysybwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales (Independent)
United States The Tabernacle (Scottsville, Kentucky) Aquarian Tabernacle Church, a Wiccan church located in Index, Washington Dime Tabernacle, the fourth Seventh-day Adventist church to be built in Berrien Springs, Michigan Salt Lake Tabernacle, a religious meeting building in Salt Lake City, Utah, also known as the Mormon Tabernacle Whitefield's Tabernacle (disambiguation), name of several churches
Other buildings and venues The Tabernacle, Notting Hill, an arts venue in London, England The Tabernacle, Machynlleth, an arts venue in Machynlleth, Powys, Wales Tabernacle (concert hall), a concert venue in Atlanta, Georgia, United States The Tabernacle, a spectators' building at Mote Park, in Maidstone, Kent, England Central Pentecostal Tabernacle, former home of the North Pointe Community Church, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Places Tabernacle, Alabama, United States Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, United States Tabernacle, Virginia, United States
Art, entertainment, and media "Tabernacle", an artificial intelligence from the film Zardoz "Tabernacle", a song from Layers (Royce da 5'9" album) Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale, a Magic: The Gathering card Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, a rock band from Toronto
Education Tabernacle Christian Academy, a Christian school in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States Tabernacle Christian School, a private Christian School in Gardendale, Alabama, United States Tabernacle School District, a community public school district Tabernacle Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Other Tabernacle of Unity, 2006 Bahá'í book Tabernacle (sailing), the frame on which the heel of a detachable or folding mast is mounted Quebec French profanity, the most used and strongest French language profanity in Canada
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