The Tabernacle was where René Belloq opened the Ark of the Covenant. It was a narrow, shallow canyon located on the Nazis' secret island base north of Crete. It consisted of a natural altar, with natural stone steps leading up to it. The entrance was a natural archway which, for the ceremony, the Nazis covered with a silk curtain. The Tabernacle is where Belloq, Colonel Dietrich and Toht all died when the power of the Ark was unleashed.
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Behind the scenes
After the Ark closed itself.
- The Tabernacle is known in Hebrew as the Mishkan and is a real part of Jewish religious tradition. It was a portable dwelling place for the divine presence, from the time of the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt to Canaan. It was later built into the Temple in Jerusalem. The Nazis' Tabernacle is a recreation and despite not resembling the Biblical Tabernacle, it is possible that "Tabernacle" was just what they decided to call the enclave for the purposes of the ceremony.
Appearances
- Raiders of the Lost Ark novel (First appearance)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Raiders of the Lost Ark comic