The Ark of the Covenant
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g "And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
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"And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of h gold all around.
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"You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side.
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"And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
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"You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them.
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i "The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
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"And you shall put into the ark j the Testimony which I will give you.
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k "You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width.
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"And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
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"Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat.
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"And l the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
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m "You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and n in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you.
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"And o there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from p between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
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Cross References
Exodus 37:1 - 9
Then Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
Deuteronomy 10:3
So I made an ark of acacia wood, hewed two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand.
Hebrews 9:4
Which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
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Cross References
Exodus 37:2
He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it.
Hebrews 9:4
Which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
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Cross References
Numbers 4:6
Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue; and they shall insert its poles.
1 Kings 8:8
The poles extended so that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day.
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Cross References
Exodus 16:34
As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it u...
Exodus 31:18
And when He had made an end of speaking with hi...
Deuteronomy 10:2
'And I will write on the tablets the words that...
Deuteronomy 31:26
Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside th...
1 Kings 8:9
Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets o...
Hebrews 9:4
Which had the golden censer and the ark of the ...
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Cross References
Exodus 37:6
He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width.
Hebrews 9:5
And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
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Cross References
1 Kings 8:7
For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.
1 Chronicles 28:18
And refined gold by weight for the altar of incense, and for the construction of the chariot, that is, the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
Hebrews 9:5
And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
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Cross References
Exodus 26:34
You shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy.
Exodus 40:20
He took the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.
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Cross References
Exodus 25:16
And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.
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Cross References
Exodus 29:42
This shall be a continual burnt offering throug...
Exodus 29:43
And there I will meet with the children of Isra...
Exodus 30:6
And you shall put it before the veil that is be...
Exodus 30:36
And you shall beat some of it very fine, and pu...
Leviticus 16:2
And the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your br...
Numbers 17:4
Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of ...
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Cross References
Numbers 7:89
Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meet...
1 Samuel 4:4
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might b...
2 Samuel 6:2
And David arose and went with all the people wh...
2 Kings 19:15
Then Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said:...
Psalms 80:1
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Jo...
Isaiah 37:16
O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, the One who dwe...
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