Question: What second book of the Torah and the Old Testament narrates how Moses led the Israelites in building the Tabernacle?

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Book of Joshua: The Book of Joshua (Hebrew: ספר יהושע‎ ‎ "Sefer Yĕhôshúa ") is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament) and the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.  It tells of the campaigns of the Israelites in central, southern and northern Canaan, the destruction of their enemies, and the division of the land among the Twelve Tribes, framed by two set-piece speeches, the first by God commanding the conquest of the land, and, at the end, the last by Joshua warning of the need for faithful observance of the Law ("torah") revealed to Moses.

Shemot (parsha): Shemot, Shemoth, or Shemos ( – Hebrew for "names," the second word, and first distinctive word, of the parashah) is the thirteenth weekly Torah portion (, "parashah") in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the Book of Exodus.  The parashah tells of the Israelites' affliction in Egypt, the hiding and rescuing of the infant Moses, Moses in Midian, the calling of Moses, circumcision on the way, meeting the elders, and Moses before Pharaoh.  The parashah constitutes It is made up of 6,762 Hebrew letters, 1,763 Hebrew words, 124 verses, and can occupy about 215 lines in a Torah Scroll (, "Sefer Torah").  Jews read it the thirteenth Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in late December or January.

Pillar of Fire (theophany): A Pillar of Fire was one of the manifestations of the presence of the God of Israel in the Torah, the five books of Moses which appear at the beginning of the Old Testament Bible.  According to Exodus, the pillar of fire provided light so that the Israelites could travel by night during the Exodus from Egypt (claimed to be the 18th Dynasty; see dating of the Exodus).  The pillar of fire is traditionally paired with the manifestation of the divine presence by day as the Pillar of Cloud.  This was so they "could travel by day or night".  YHWH, the God of Bible, manifested himself in this pillar of fire or cloud in order to directly guide and comfort the Israelites while he rescued them from their Egyptian slavery.  Throughout the Israelite's time in the desert, traveling from Egypt to Canaan (The Promised Land), YHWH continually used this pillar of fire and cloud to lead his people and remind them of his presence.  When the pillar of God moved forward, the people of Israel would pack up their camp and follow behind it.  Similarly, when the pillar of God's presence stopped, the Israelites would set up camp underneath it.  The Tabernacle of the Lord would be set up directly underneath the cloud of the Lord.  This way, God's presence was visibly in the center of the camp at all times.  YHWH's holy and awesome manifestation in the cloud among the people would inspire a righteous fear as well as a blessed assurance of their safety and favor.

Book of Exodus: The Book of Exodus or, simply, Exodus (from Ancient Greek: ἔξοδος , "éxodos", meaning "going out"; Hebrew: וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת‎ , "we'elleh shəmōṯ", "These are the names", the beginning words of the text: "These are the names of the sons of Israel" Hebrew: וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמֹות בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ ), is the second book of the Torah and the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament).

Old Testament: The Old Testament (abbreviated OT) is the first part of Christian Bibles based primarily upon the Hebrew Bible (or "Tanakh"), a collection of ancient religious writings by the Israelites believed by many Christians and religious Jews to be the sacred Word of God.  Its counterpart is the New Testament, the second part of the Christian Bible.  The books that comprise the Old Testament canon differ between Christian Churches as well as their order and names.  The most common Protestant canon comprises 39 books, the Catholic canon comprises 46 books, and the canons of the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches comprise up to 51 books.  The 39 books in common to all the Christian canons corresponds to 24 books of the "Tanakh", with some differences of order, and there are some differences in text.  The additional number reflects the split of texts in the Christian Bibles into separate books, for example, Kings, Samuel and Chronicles, Ezra–Nehemiah and the minor prophets into separate books.  The books which are part of a Christian Old Testament but which are not part of the Hebrew canon are sometimes described as deuterocanonical.  In general, Protestant bibles do not include deuterocanonical books in their canon, but some versions of Anglican and Lutheran bibles place such books in a separate section called Apocrypha.

Book of Leviticus: The Book of Leviticus ( ) is the third book of the Jewish Bible and the third book of the Old Testament.  The book addresses all the people of Israel (1:2) though some passages specifically address the priests (6:8).  Most of its chapters (1–7, 11–27) consist of God's speeches to Moses which he is commanded to repeat to the Israelites.  This takes place within the story of the Israelites' Exodus after they escaped Egypt and reached Mt. Sinai (Exodus 19:1).  The Book of Exodus narrates how Moses led the Israelites in building the Tabernacle (Exodus 35–40) based on God's instructions (Exodus 25–31).  Then in Leviticus, God tells the Israelites and their priests how to make offerings in the Tabernacle and how to conduct themselves while camped around the holy tent sanctuary.  Leviticus takes place during the month or month-and-a-half between the completion of the Tabernacle (Exodus 40:17) and the Israelites' departure from Sinai (Numbers 1:1, 10:11).

Behaalotecha: Behaalotecha, Beha'alotecha, Beha'alothekha, or Behaaloscha ( — Hebrew for "when you step up," the 11th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 36th weekly Torah portion (, "parashah") in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Numbers.  The parashah tells of the Menorah in the Tabernacle, the consecration of the Levites, the Second Passover, how a cloud and fire led the Israelites, the silver trumpets, how the Israelites set out on their journeys, complaining by the Israelites, and how Miriam and Aaron questioned Moses.  The parashah constitutes It is made up of 7,055 Hebrew letters, 1,840 Hebrew words, and 136 verses, and can occupy about 240 lines in a Torah Scroll (, "Sefer Torah").

Jewish education: Jewish education (Hebrew: חינוך, "Chinukh") is the transmission of the tenets, principles and religious laws of Judaism.  Known as "People of the Book", Jews value education.  The emphasis and value of education is strongly embedded in Jewish culture.  Judaism places a heavy emphasis on Torah study.  Throughout Jewish history, the tradition of Jewish education began with the Old Testament during biblical times.  The bible describes the purpose of Jewish education.  The main purpose in the bible is to know how to worship God.  Therefore, Jewish parents needed to teach their children about some basic prayers and what the Torah forbids at their young ages.  Parents should have transmitted Jewish morals, faith, and values to their children.  The bible’s teachings have important impact on Jewish education.  Because of this, Jewish education is rooted in the Torah.  Nathan H. Winter wrote, “Torah has also been described as that dealing with the whole existence of the human being; that which touches life at every point.  Torah also connotes learning, instruction, and guidance.  Jewish education was concerned with the transmission of this cultural heritage to the individual Jew.”

Torah in Islam: Tawrat (also Tawrah or Taurat; Arabic: توراة‎ ‎ ) is the Arabic word for the Torah.  Muslims believe it was a holy book of Islam given by God to Musa (Moses).  The Hebrew word for their scripture, the Torah (also known as the "Five Books of Moses" or the "Pentateuch") means instructions, that is why "Tawrat" does not refer to the entire Tanakh or Old Testament.  As per Quran prophets governed by the Tawrat.

Balaam: Balaam /ˈbeɪlæm/ (Hebrew: בִּלְעָם‎ , "Bilʻam" "Bilʻām") is a diviner in the Torah, his story occurring towards the end of the Book of Numbers (Hebrew: במדבר‎ ).  The etymology of his name is uncertain, and discussed below.  Every ancient reference to Balaam considers him a non-Israelite, a prophet, and the "son of Beor", though "Beor" is not clearly identified.  Though some sources may only describe the positive blessings he delivers upon the Israelites, he is reviled as a "wicked man" in both Torah and its commentaries, as well as in the New Testament.  Balaam refused to speak what God did not speak and would not curse the Israelites, even though King Balak of Moab offered him money to do so (Numbers 22–24).  But Balaam's error and the source of his wickedness came from sabotaging the Israelites as they entered the Promised Land.  According to Revelation 2:14, Balaam told King Balak how to get the Israelites to commit sin by enticing them with sexual immorality and food sacrificed to idols.  The Israelites fell into transgression due to these traps and God sent a deadly plague to them as a result (Numbers 31:16).

Supporting paragraphs: Book of Leviticus Book of Exodus
Answer: The Book of Exodus