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Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant was the first piece of tabernacle furniture for which precise directions were delivered to Moses. It appears to have been an oblong chest of acacia wood. Gold overlaid the wood, inside and out, and the upper side or lid, was also edged with gold. On top was the altar or mercy-seat, with two cherubim of gold facing each other, their wings extended. (The mercy-seat appears to refer to the lid of the ark and was not a separate piece.) The ark was fitted with rings, one at each of the four corners, and through these were passed staves of the same wood similarly overlaid. The ark, when transported, was enveloped in the "veil" of the dismantled tabernacle, in a curtain of badgers' skins, and in a blue cloth overall, and was therefore not seen.
The purpose of the Ark of the Covenant was to contain inviolate the divine autograph of the two tables from God. It was also probably a reliquary for the pot of manna and the rod of Aaron.
On this page you'll find nine pictures of the Ark of the Covenant taken from my collection of antique Bibles and story books. You're welcomed to use these pictures of the Ark of the Covenant in your artistic creations. Click on the Ark of the Covenant illustations below to see more details about saving a free Ark of the Covenant image or about purchasing the drawings of the Ark of the Covenant at a higher resolution.
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