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THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
It was called the "ark of the covenant" (Numbers 10:33) or the "ark of
the testimony" (Exodus 25:22).
The ark was made of acacia wood ("shittim") two and one half cubits
long, one and one half cubits broad, and one and one half cubits high (exter-
nal dimensions), and plated inside and out with pure gold. Running round each
side was a gold border (A.V. "crown"), extending above the top of the ark, so
as to keep the lid from moving.
The lid was called the "mercy seat" (Exodus. 25:20) of the same size
as the ark itself, and made of acacia wood covered with gold.
The ark was transported by means of two gold-covered poles, run
through two gold rings on each side, from which they were not drawn (Exodus
25:15) unless it might be necessary to remove them in order to cover the ark
when the tabernacle was removed (Numbers 4:6).
Upon the lid, or mercy seat, or at the ends of the ark, were place the
cherubim. They stood facing each other, looking down upon the mercy seat, with
their wings forward. Between the cherubim was the "Shekinah", the cloud in
which Yahweh's glory appeared above the mercy seat (Exodus 25:20).