These, dyed red, formed a covering for the tabernacle, over which were placed badgers' skins, q.v. Ex 25:5; 26:14; 35:7,23; 36:19; 39:34 .
"You shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red and a covering of porpoise skins above.
Every man, who had in his possession blue and purple and scarlet material and fine linen and goats' hair and rams' skins dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them.
He made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of porpoise skins above.