TENT LIFE
When Abraham and his family first came to the Promised Land, they lived in tents(Genesis 18:1-15). The tents of that time were quite simple. The Bedouin people live in similar tents in the desert today
BUILDING THE TENT
To build a tent, they first stuck wooden poles into the sand. Then they stretched a covering of cloth or animal skin, such as goat's hair, over the poles. They fixed down this covering by tying cords to it and fastening the cords to tent-pegs hammered into the ground.
The tent covering became waterproof after rain had fallen on it and made it strink. If the covering got torn, it could be mended by darning it.
INSIDE THE TENT
The ground inside the tent was covered mats and carpets. Curtains divided off different parts of the tent. Cooking pots, food and family belongings were kept inside the tent, beside tent-poles. The family would dig a little hole in the middle of the tent, and light a fire there to cook food on.
THE TENT DOOR
The door was simply a flap of cloth that could be raised and lowered. No man was allowed inside the tent, except for the father of the family. Other men had to stay outside at the porch, which had a special cloth covering. If a stranger went inside the tent, he could be punished by being put to death. (Judges 4:18, 21)
FURNITURE
Familes living in tents had very little furniture. They were continually taking down the tent and moving on. They had to cary the tent poles and coverings with them on the backs of donkeys.
Tent people had straw mats to sit on, and used animal skins as tables. They kept water, milk and butter in bottles made from goatskins.
(From the pictures in the book, these tents were 2 1/2 times larger than firecracker tents.)
When Abraham and his family first came to the Promised Land, they lived in tents(Genesis 18:1-15). The tents of that time were quite simple. The Bedouin people live in similar tents in the desert today
BUILDING THE TENT
To build a tent, they first stuck wooden poles into the sand. Then they stretched a covering of cloth or animal skin, such as goat's hair, over the poles. They fixed down this covering by tying cords to it and fastening the cords to tent-pegs hammered into the ground.
The tent covering became waterproof after rain had fallen on it and made it strink. If the covering got torn, it could be mended by darning it.
INSIDE THE TENT
The ground inside the tent was covered mats and carpets. Curtains divided off different parts of the tent. Cooking pots, food and family belongings were kept inside the tent, beside tent-poles. The family would dig a little hole in the middle of the tent, and light a fire there to cook food on.
THE TENT DOOR
The door was simply a flap of cloth that could be raised and lowered. No man was allowed inside the tent, except for the father of the family. Other men had to stay outside at the porch, which had a special cloth covering. If a stranger went inside the tent, he could be punished by being put to death. (Judges 4:18, 21)
FURNITURE
Familes living in tents had very little furniture. They were continually taking down the tent and moving on. They had to cary the tent poles and coverings with them on the backs of donkeys.
Tent people had straw mats to sit on, and used animal skins as tables. They kept water, milk and butter in bottles made from goatskins.
(From the pictures in the book, these tents were 2 1/2 times larger than firecracker tents.)
