Exodus 25:1-9 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,… The Israelites, being rich in flocks and herds, would have no difficulty in supplying rams'skins. Those brought by the Israelites (Exodus 35:23) were dyed, and probably tanned. "Leather of this very description (says Dr. Thomson) is still sold in Syrian towns. From time out of mind the southern part of Syria and Palestine has been supplied with mutton from the great plains and deserts in the north, east, and south; and the shepherds do not ordinarily bring the females to market. The vast flocks which annually come from Armenia and northern Syria are nearly all males. The leather, therefore, is literally 'rams' skins dyed red.'" (W. Brown.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, |
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