According to a report, a replica of the tent of meeting or Jewish tabernacle has been built in Timna park. The Timna valley is located in southern Israel, 30 km from Eilat. Reportedly, the area had ancient copper mines, called King Solomon’s mines, dated around 5th Century bc. According to reports, archaeological excavations have uncovered a temple dedicated to Hathor, the egyptian god of mining. Persia conquered Egypt in 450 bc. Reportedly, the temple serviced egyptian miners who worked in the area, possibly as slave labour during the neo Assyrian empire.
Reportedly, the tent of meeting was 13.72 metres long, 4.57 metres wide and 4.57 metres high. It consisted of an outer court with an alter, called the brazen alter on which lambs were cooked and a laver or washing bowl. According to the report, the fire on the alter was kept burning at all times. There was an inner alter for the burning of incense, a table and bread, new bread was brought twice a week. The inner sanctuary contained the ark of the covenant, said to contain god’s presence.
Reportedly, the earliest mention of the word Israel was carved on a 13th Century bc stone written in the name of the Pharoah Merneptah. In the stele, Merneptah, reigned 1213-1203 claimed to have laid waste to Israel and other cities and kingdoms in the eastern mediterranean
According to reports, during the 13th Century, tribes of Israel left slavery in Egypt intending to enter what was known as Canaan during the middle Assyrian empire, but there were many tribes living in the land and they spent forty years wandering in the desert. The ark of the covenant was constructed by Israel during the period in the wilderness to contain the tablets of the law, a pot of mana, symbol of God’s love, provision and care and the rod of Moses’ brother, Aaron, symbolizing guidance and correction.
Israel carried the ark to the city of Jericho where they destroyed every man, women and beast living there. In another battle Philistines captured the ark, but began to believe it was connected to a series of misfortunes, and gave it back. According to a report, battles were recorded with other tribes during the 13th Century, but no record of battles in central Canaan, which may have been inhabited by Israelites who didn’t go to Egypt.