5247 carpenters

Examples of carpenters at work

In the building of the ark Ge 6:14-16

In the construction of the tabernacle Ex 31:2-5 See also Ex 35:30-33

In the building of David’s palace 2Sa 5:11 pp 1Ch 14:1

In the building of the temple 1Ki 5:18 See also 1Ch 22:15; 2Ch 2:13-14

In the restoration of the temple 2Ki 12:11 See also 2Ki 22:6; 2Ch 24:12; 2Ch 34:11

In rebuilding the temple Ezr 3:7

In boatbuilding See also Eze 27:5-6

Carpenters among the exiles in Babylon

2Ki 24:16 Carpenters are literally “craftsmen in wood”. See also Jer 24:1; Jer 29:2

Joseph as a carpenter

Mt 13:55

Jesus Christ as a carpenter

Mk 6:3

See also