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A container that holds a precious spiritual treasure.

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Usage examples (27)
  • The human body is sacred - the veritable tabernacle of the divine spirit which inhabits it. It is a solemn duty of mankind to develop, protect and preserve it from...
  • God's tabernacle is called the tabernacle of David because David desired and chose to dwell in God's tabernacle for ever, Ps. lxi.
  • Wasn't it called the tabernacle where the big meetings were held?
  • All that were conspicuous for youth, beauty, and rank. in ... tabernacle -- the dwellings of Jerusalem.
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