Editing Tabernacle (section)

==Relationship to the golden calf==
Some rabbis have commented on the proximity of the narrative of the tabernacle with that of the episode known as the sin of the [[golden calf]] recounted in {{bibleref2|Exodus|32:1-6}}. [[Maimonides]] asserts that the tabernacle and its accoutrements, such as the golden Ark of the Covenant and the golden Menorah were meant as "alternates" to the human weakness and needs for physical idols as seen in the golden calf episode.<ref>Maimonides (Rambam) Rabbi Mosheh ben Maimon (c. 1190) ''Delalatul Ha'yreen (Arabic), Moreh Nevukhim (Hebrew), Guide for the Perplexed'', Part 3:32, Part 11:39, Part 111:46.</ref> Other scholars, such as [[Nahmanides|Nachmanides]], disagree and maintain that the tabernacle's meaning is not tied in with the golden calf, but instead symbolizes higher mystical lessons that symbolize God's constant closeness to the Children of Israel.<ref>Naḥmanides (Ramban) Rabbi Moses ben Naḥman Girondi Bonastruc ça (de) Porta (c. 1242) ''Bi'ur'', or ''Perush 'al ha-Torah, Commentary on the Torah, Exodus 25:1'' and ''[[Exodus Rabbah]]'' 35a.</ref>