Numbers 7:1
And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;
Cross-reference
Numbers 7:88 records the total dedication offerings for the altar after its anointing — the culmination of the process begun in verse 1.
Exodus 30:23-30 gives the anointing oil recipe and instruction, explaining the anointing mentioned for the tabernacle.
Exodus 40:17-19 records the actual setting up of the tabernacle, confirming the event summarized here.
Leviticus 8:10 describes Moses anointing the tabernacle and its contents, exactly matching the consecration noted here.
Leviticus 8:11 specifies anointing the altar seven times, a detail of the consecration process summarized.
In 1 Kings 8:64, Solomon consecrates the temple court, a direct parallel to Moses' consecration of the tabernacle — both inaugurate the place of worship.
Exodus 29:36 commands anointing the altar for consecration, which Moses carries out in Numbers 7:1.
Exodus 30:26 commands anointing the tabernacle with holy oil, which Moses executes in Numbers 7:1.
Exodus 40:2 commands setting up the tabernacle; Numbers 7:1 records its completion after the anointing.
Exodus 40:9 commands anointing and consecrating the tabernacle; Numbers 7:1 records Moses carrying that out.
In Leviticus 9:1-24, the consecration of Aaron and the first sacrifices follow the tabernacle's anointing, completing the inauguration of worship.