Bible Dictionary
Tent
A tent was a portable dwelling made chiefly of cloth stretched over poles and secured with ropes and pins. Tents were used by the patriarchs, Israel in the wilderness, and nomadic peoples; Paul practiced tentmaking.
Biblical Usage
The patriarchs and Israel in the wilderness lived in tents. Tents also describe the tabernacle, temporary shelters, and figurative dwellings; Paul practiced tentmaking. Scripture uses tent imagery for households, life, desolation, warfare, and the heavens.
Scripture References
Genesis 9:21
Genesis 9:27
1 Kings 8:66
Isaiah 16:5
Jeremiah 4:20
Ezekiel 41:1
1 Kings 1:39
Song of Solomon 1:8
Job 18:21
Psalms 87:2
Isaiah 22:16
Psalms 46:4
Psalms 84:2
Psalms 132:5
Exodus 25:9
Exodus 26:1
Exodus 40:9
Numbers 1:50
Numbers 1:53
Numbers 25:8
2 Samuel 11:11
Genesis 33:17
Leviticus 23:34
Leviticus 23:42
Psalms 18:11
Jonah 4:5
Isaiah 4:6
Nehemiah 8:15-17
Genesis 4:20
Exodus 16:16
Deuteronomy 33:18
Joshua 7:24
1 Samuel 17:54
2 Kings 7:7
Psalms 120:5
Song of Solomon 1:5
Acts 18:3
Judges 4:21
Genesis 26:17
Genesis 26:22
Genesis 26:25
Isaiah 38:12
Genesis 18:4
Genesis 18:8