What was the tabernacle's main frame made of?
The tabernacle's main frame was made of acacia wood and was completely covered with gold. This wooden frame served as the structural base for the tabernacle tent, over which the curtains of goat's hair, ram skins dyed red, and the outer covering of seal skins were placed.
Les explains that the tabernacle's main frame is the outer frame of the little tent. He notes it is made of acacia wood and covered completely with gold, and everything in this structure is covered with gold. The goat's hair curtain is the first layer that sits over the main frame, followed by the ram skins dyed red, and then the outermost covering of seal skins, which the King James Bible calls badger. Les points out that this outer skin was hairless and could withstand the extreme weather of the Sinai, though it was not pretty in appearance.