And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.
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Gill's Exposition
And I made an ark of shittim wood,.... That is, ordered it to be made, and it was made by Bezaleel, and that of shittim wood: so the ark that was put into the holy of holies was made of this wood; see…
These verses are closely connected with the preceding chapter, and state very briefly the results of the intercession of Moses recorded in Deu 9:25-29. The people are reminded that all their blessings…
There were four things in and by which God showed himself reconciled to Israel and made them truly great and happy, and in which God's goodness took occasion from their badness to make him the more…
Cambridge Bible
So I made an ark of acacia wood Not now in JE, see above. P, Exo 25:10; Exo 37:1, Beṣal'el made the ark of acacia wood.
acacia wood planks of shiṭṭim, the plur. of the tree shiṭṭah= shinṭah, Ar.…
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