Early Israel: The Tabernacle at Shiloh

According to the Bible, the Tabernacle was a portable sanctuary used by the Israelites to worship their God, Yahweh, and where members of the Israelite priesthood would offer sacrifices to Yahweh. The Book of Joshua claims that, after the Israelites entered Canaan (around 1200 BC), they set up the Tabernacle at Shiloh. Then all the...

Early Israel: The Migration of the Danites

According to the Bible, in the days of the Judges, the city of Laish in northern Israel was conquered by the tribe of Dan, who burned the city with fire, and then rebuilt the city and re-named it as Dan. After they took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, they went to...