# tent of meeting

## Facts:

The term “tent of meeting” refers to a tent which was a temporary place where God met with Moses before the tabernacle was built.

* The tent of meeting was set up outside the camp of the Israelites.
* When Moses went into the tent of meeting to meet with God, a pillar of cloud would stand at the entrance to the tent as a sign of God’s presence there.
* After the Israelites built the tabernacle, the temporary tent was no longer needed and the term “tent of meeting” was sometimes used to refer to the tabernacle.

(See also: [Israel](../kt/israel.md), [Moses](../names/moses.md), [pillar](../other/pillar.md), [tabernacle](../kt/tabernacle.md), [tent](../other/tent.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Kings 2:28-29](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/02/28)
* [Joshua 19:51](rc://en/tn/help/jos/19/51)
* [Leviticus 1:2](rc://en/tn/help/lev/01/02)
* [Numbers 4:31-32](rc://en/tn/help/num/04/31)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[13:8](rc://en/tn/help/obs/13/08)__ God gave the Israelites a detailed description of a tent he wanted them to make. It was called the __Tent of Meeting__, and it had two rooms, separated by a large curtain.
* __[13:9](rc://en/tn/help/obs/13/09)__ Anyone who disobeyed God’s law could bring an animal to the altar in front of the __Tent of Meeting__ as a sacrifice to God.
* __[14:8](rc://en/tn/help/obs/14/08)__ God was very angry and came to the __Tent of Meeting__.
* __[18:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/18/02)__ Instead of at the __Tent of Meeting__, people now worshiped God and offered sacrifices to him at the Temple.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H0168, H4150
