Sanctuary

A place or structure set aside for the worship of God. In Scripture the word generally refers to the tabernacle or the Jerusalem temple. By extension the word signifies a location or spiritual state providing refuge from hostile forces, human, spiritual or natural.

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The tabernacle Ex 25:8–9 See also Ex 36:1; Heb 8:2; Heb 8:5 Worship in the tabernacle was divinely ordained in great detail Ex 30:7–10; Le 7:37–38; Le 23:44; Ex 39:1; Nu 3:30–31; Heb 9:1 The people gave generously for the tabernacle Ex 36:4–5 Approach to God’s sanctuary was strictly regulated Le 12:4…