Exodus 38:21
This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
Cross-reference
Exodus 26:1 gives instructions for the same tabernacle that is recorded in Exodus 38:21, reinforcing the construction narrative.
Exodus 6:23 introduces Ithamar, the priest mentioned here as overseeing the tabernacle work, establishing his lineage.
Exodus 25:16 identifies the 'testimony' as the tablets placed in the Ark — this defines the term used for the tabernacle in 38:21.
Exodus 16:34 says Aaron placed manna before the Testimony — same Testimony that gives the tabernacle its name here ('tabernacle of the Testimony').
Exodus 26:33 describes the ark of the testimony behind the veil, showing the sacred location of the testimony referenced in 38:21.
Exodus 40:3 instructs placing the ark of the testimony and screening it, directly linking to the 'tabernacle of the testimony' in 38:21.
Acts 7:44 refers to the same 'tent of witness' in the wilderness, confirming its divine origin and pattern.
1 Chronicles 6:3 lists Ithamar among Aaron's sons, confirming his priestly role referenced here.
Numbers 18:2 joins the Levites to serve before the tent of the testimony — directly connects to the Levitical service recorded in 38:21.
In Hebrews 8:2, the earthly tabernacle here points to the true heavenly one where Christ ministers.
Hebrews 9:2 describes the first part of the tabernacle ('the Holy Place'), directly referencing the same tent of testimony.
Hebrews 9:3 describes the Most Holy Place behind the curtain, continuing the description of the tabernacle from Exodus.
Hebrews 9:11 contrasts the earthly tabernacle with Christ's perfect heavenly tabernacle, fulfilling the type.
Numbers 4:28-33 details the same Levitical duties for transporting the tabernacle, expanding on the work mentioned here.
Numbers 1:53 has Levites guarding the tabernacle of the testimony, reinforcing their role from 38:21.
Numbers 1:50 appoints Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony — this echoes the Levitical service mentioned in 38:21.
Revelation 11:19 shows the heavenly temple containing the ark, which was housed in the earthly tabernacle of testimony.
Psalm 15:1 asks who may dwell in God's tabernacle — the same tabernacle built here, now used as metaphor for God's presence.
Ezra 8:26-30 describes similar priestly stewardship of temple treasures, echoing the Levitical accounting of the tabernacle here.
2 Corinthians 5:1 uses the tabernacle as a metaphor for the earthly body, contrasting it with eternal heavenly dwelling.
Numbers 17:8 shows Aaron's staff budding inside the tent of the testimony — same location as the tabernacle of testimony in 38:21.
Numbers 17:7 places staffs in the 'tent of the testimony' — directly related to the tabernacle of testimony in 38:21.
Numbers 10:11 mentions the cloud lifting from the 'tabernacle of the testimony' — same phrase as 38:21, continuing the narrative.
Numbers 9:15 calls it the 'tent of the testimony' and describes the cloud covering it — same sanctuary as in 38:21.
2 Peter 1:13 calls the body a 'tent' — echoing the temporary tabernacle, a metaphor for earthly life.
Numbers 4:32 specifies listing tabernacle items by name for transport, paralleling the record-keeping here.