The Ark

Next Bezalel made the Ark. This was constructed of acacia wood and was 3¾ feet long, 2¼ feet wide, and 2¼ feet high. It was plated with pure gold inside and out, and had a molding of gold all the way around the sides. There were four golden rings fastened into its four feet, two rings at each end. Then he made poles from acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, and put the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark, to carry it.

Then, from pure gold, he made a lid called "the place of mercy"; it was 3¾ feet long and 2¼ feet wide. He made two cherubim of beaten gold and placed them at the two ends of the golden lid. They were molded so that they were actually a part of the golden lid--it was all one piece. The cherubim faced each other, with outstretched wings that overshadowed the place of mercy, looking down upon it.

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TEXT SOURCE: (Exodus 37:1-9) The Children's Living Bible, ©1970 Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton Illinois 60187
TITLE SOURCE: The New Student Bible, ©1992 Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids Michigan 49530