Genesis 33:17 And Jacob journeyed to
Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Numbers 24:2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel
abiding [
in his tents] according to their tribes; and
the spirit of God came upon him.
Numbers 24:5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, [
and] thy tabernacles, O Israel!
Nehemiah 8:14-
17 And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded
by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in
booths in
the feast of the seventh month: ... And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and
sat under the booths: for since the days of
Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel
done so. And
there was very great gladness.
Jeremiah 35:10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
2 Corinthians 5:1 For
we know that if
our earthly house of [
this] tabernacle were
dissolved, we have
a building of God,
an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Hebrews 11:13-
16 These
all died in faith, not having received the promises,
but having seen them afar off,
and were persuaded of [
them], and embraced [
them], and
confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. ... But now
they desire a better [
country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore
God is not ashamed
to be called their God:
for he hath prepared for them a city.
