The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,
Key themes
Justice and mercySalvationRedemptionPassover
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.
- 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. ).