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Exodus 25

Exodus 25:13

The Ark of the Covenant · Exodus 25:10–16
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Translations

Modern
And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
Traditional
And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Literal
And you shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
Latin
Facies quoque vectes de lignis setim, et operies eos auro.

Original

Hebrew
English
And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

Notes

Exodus 25:12–15

The carrying poles guaranteed that no one touched this symbol of God's powerful holiness. Later, Uzzah died when he instinctively reached out to steady the ark while they were moving it (see 2 Samuel 6:6–7).

Exodus 25:10–22

an ark of acacia wood: Ark is an old English word meaning "box." The ark was Israel's "covenant box." It was the most important item in the entire Tent of Meeting (the tabernacle) because God made his presence available there (25:22). The stone tablets of the covenant were inside the box (25:16, 21). This emphasized that God reveals himself through a mutual commitment between himself and his people.

Events

Parallels

Exodus 37:1–5

Glossary

Ark of the Covenant Biblical Concept of Law Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of Glorification History of Israel Most Holy Place Tabernacle

Topics

Ark of the Covenant: Furnished with Rings and Staves Ark: in the Tabernacle--Called the Ark of the Covenant: Directions for Making Gold used in the Arts: Overlaying With Gold was Used for Overlaying the Ark Shittim: The Staves of the Ark of the Covenant Made of Tabernacle: The Furniture of