raven upon them, five upon each table; and the writing
was by the hand of God.

CHAPTER 6. Concerning The Tabernacle Which Moses Built In The Wilderness
For The Honor Of God And Which Seemed To Be A Temple.

1. Hereupon the Israelites rejoiced at what they had seen and heard of
their conductor, and were not wanting in diligence according to their
ability; for they brought silver, and gold, and brass, and of the best
sorts of wood, and such as would not at all decay by putrefaction;
camels' hair also, and sheep-skins, some of them dyed of a blue color,
and some of a scarlet; some brought the flower for the purple color, and
others for white, with wool dyed by the flowers aforementioned; and fine
linen and precious stones, which those that use costly ornaments set
in ouches of gold; they brought also a great quantity of spices; for
of these materials did Moses build the tabernacle, which did not at all
differ from a movable and ambulatory temple. Now when these things were
brought together with great diligence, [for every one was ambitious to
further the work even beyond their ability,] he set architects over the
works, and this by the command of God; and indeed the very same which
the people themselves would have chosen, had the election been allowed
to them. Now their names are set down in writing in the sacred books;
and they were these: Besaleel, the son of Uri, of the tribe of Judah,
the grandson of Miriam, the sister of their conductor and Aholiab, file
son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. Now the people went on with what
they had undertaken with so great alacrity, that Moses was obliged to
restrain them, by making proclamation, that what had been brought was
sufficient, as the artificers had informed him; so they fell to work
upon the building of the tabernacle. Moses also informed them, according
to the direction of God, both what the measures were to be, and its
largeness; and how many vessels it ought to contain for the use of the
sacrifices. The women also were ambitious to do their parts, about the
garments of the priests, and about other things that would be wanted in
this work, both for ornament and for the divine service itself.

2. Now when all things were prepared, the gold, and the silver, and the
brass, and what was woven, Moses, when he had appointed beforehand
that there should be a festival, and that sacrifices should be offered
according to every one's ability, reared up the tabernacle [1