How long did it take the Israelites to build the sanctuary?

Answer 1

All if not most of the refferences are about how-to build it and not how-long thus pointing as a non-issue in the time it took to build it. The tabernacle was used during the desert years up to the first temple building in Jerusalem by King Salomon so it was used for aprox. 600 years.

I was pondering the same question. It is noted in Exodus 12 that the Passover was to be a ritual kept by the Israelites at the same time every year. This was to happen in the month Abib when they also had their Exodus from Egypt.

The Biblical year begins with the first New Moon after the barley in Israel reaches the stage in its ripeness called Abib. The period between one year and the next is either 12 or 13 lunar months.

In Exodus 40:2 all the offerings for the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant have been crafted skillfully and handed to Moses who accepts the offering as acceptable to the Lord and the Lord states to Moses that in the first day of the first month he is to set up the Tabernacle.

It would appear that from the time they left Egypt (and encountered the war with the Hittites, the instructions from Mount Sinai, and the Golden Calf experience) that it was a year later when the Tabernacle was then newly constructed.

This doesn't tell us exactly how long it took to build everything, but an educated guess would be approximately 4-6 months perhaps?

Answer 2

It took over 100 years to build the ark, and the covenant took only a few months

Answer 3

According to tradition, the Tabernacle stood at Shiloh for 369 years.

Answer 4

Since Jesus' time!

Answer 5

About five years.

Answer 6

One-half year.

Answer 7

six months

Answer 8

Nine months