What is in The Ark Of The Covenant In The Bible?
The ark of the covenant according to The Scriptures contains the two tablets of the law known as the 10 commandments, a jar of manna and Aaron's rod that budded.
Scripture About The Contents of The Ark
Hebrews: 9:1-4 Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary. 2 For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the [a]sanctuary; 3 and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, 4 which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; 5 and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
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What Happened To The Ark of The Covenant? Was it stolen?
Exodus 37 - Building The Ark
- Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.[a]
- 2 He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it.
- 3 He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side.
- 4 Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
- 5 He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.
- 6 Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.[b]
- 7 He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover.
- 8 He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.
- 9 The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.
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