tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014209.post4795729427538430906..comments2024-03-18T11:15:05.940+02:00Comments on My Right Word: Site of Tabernacle at ShilohYMedadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014209.post-60281084192790382102010-02-01T18:17:50.313+02:002010-02-01T18:17:50.313+02:00wie wie wie such a treasure trove. thanks for this...wie wie wie such a treasure trove. thanks for this. btw any fool can see where the mishkan was, assuming that tel shilo is in fact ancient shilo. the summit contains many caves, cut from bedrock, which are much higher than the plateau of wilson's site, indicating that it was the summit also in joshua's time and didn't have enough room for the mishkan complex. the area and orientation of wilson's site are also more or less correct, and quibbling about "moses's cubit" in light of the rabbinical disagreements on the matter is petty. furthermore the area is both protected by surrounding mountains and a natural ampitheater.<br /><br />finally, there is no mitzva to place god's house on the highest point, either of the surrounding mountains or the hill in question itself, rather the BEST place- which isn't necessarily the windswept hilltop.<br /><br />ahem. my shilo theory. ahem.yoninoreply@blogger.com