Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
You must also make a table out of acacia wood. It should be three feet long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.
God is giving Moses detailed instructions for building a wooden table that will be used in the sacred tent of worship.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses for building the Tabernacle, a portable tent of worship the Israelites would use during their 40 years in the wilderness. The table being described would hold the 'bread of the Presence' - twelve loaves representing the twelve tribes of Israel that were kept before God continuously. Acacia wood was chosen because it was durable, readily available in the desert, and resistant to insects and decay.
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