And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
Key themes
Justice and mercySalvationTruthRedemption
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Glossary
- Ark Object
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Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.
- Most Holy Place Place
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Biblical altar. Modern identification: in the Holy Place 1.
- Mercy-seat Object
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(Heb. kapporeth, a “covering;” LXX. and N. T., hilasterion; Vulg., propitiatorium), the covering or lid of the ark of the covenant (q. v. ).