Exodus 26 in the early church
55 passages quote, allude to, or echo Exodus 26, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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Exodus 26:1
“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
Exodus 26:2
Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:2 | Commentary on John 28.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Exod 26:2 | Homilies on Exodus 9.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Exodus 26:7
You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:7 | Against Heresies 2.24.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 26:7 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.124 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Exod 26:7 | Sermon 83.7 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 26:7 | The Harmony of the Gospels 2.13 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 399–400 |
| Exod 26:7 | City of God 15.20 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Exod 26:7 | Part 2, chapter 2 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Exodus 26:8
Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:8 | Against Heresies 1.18.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 26:8 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.124 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Exod 26:8 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 34.17.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
Exodus 26:9
Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:9 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.124 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
Exodus 26:10
Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:10 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.124 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
Exodus 26:11
Make fifty bronze clasps and put them through the loops to join the tent together as a unit.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:11 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.124 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
Exodus 26:12
As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:12 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.124 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
Exodus 26:13
And the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:13 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.124 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
Exodus 26:14
Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:14 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.114 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Exod 26:14 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 51.32.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Exod 26:14 | Apology against Rufinus 2.26 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 401–402 |
| Exod 26:14 | Part 2, chapter 2 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Exodus 26:16
Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:16 | Against Heresies 1.18.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 26:16 | Against Heresies 2.24.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
Exodus 26:18
Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:18–20 | Part 2, chapter 2 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Exodus 26:26
You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:26–28 | Part 2, chapter 2 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Exodus 26:30
So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:30 | Hortatory Address to the Greeks 29 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 2nd–3rd century (disputed) |
| Exod 26:30 | Part 2, chapter 2 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Exodus 26:31
Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:31 | Miscellanies 5.6.32 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Exod 26:31 | On the Destruction of Jerusalem 5.9 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370 |
Exodus 26:32
Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:32 | Miscellanies 5.6.34 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Exod 26:32 | Homily 14 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
Exodus 26:33
And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:33 | Miscellanies 5.4.19 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Exod 26:33 | Miscellanies 6.11.86 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, low confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Exod 26:33 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 0.79 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Exod 26:33 | Homily on the Song of Songs 1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
| Exod 26:33 | Oration 40.3 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Exod 26:33 | Homily 1 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 379–394 |
| Exod 26:33 | Homily 1 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390–394 |
Exodus 26:35
And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:35 | Miscellanies 5.6.35 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Exod 26:35 | Homilies on Exodus 9.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Exodus 26:36
For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:36 | Miscellanies 5.6.32 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
Exodus 26:37
Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold, use hooks of gold, and cast five bronze bases for them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 26:37 | Against Heresies 2.24.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 26:37 | Miscellanies 5.6.33 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |