The book of Exodus contains many details of Egyptian language and culture pointing to the fact that the Israelites did indeed reside in Egypt at one time before migrating to the land of Canaan.
Some of those details are in the instructions for the construction of Israel's tabernacle and its furnishings, as David A. Falk shows in his book, The Ark of the Covenant in its Egyptian Context. In particular, the ark, table for the bread of the presence, and altar of burnt offering were wooden objects overlaid with metal and transported with the use of poles that were inserted in rings. These are all characteristics of Egyptian ritual furniture, If Bezalel had some training in Egyptian craftsmanship, as Falk speculates, he would have been familiar with how to build such objects.
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