And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
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And thou shall make staves of shittim wood,.... Of the same, wood the ark was made of, see Exo 25:5 and overlay them with gold; cover them with plates of gold, so that they appeared to be all of gold,…
(compare Exo 37:1-5). The ark is uniformly designated in Exodus the ark of the testimony. Elsewhere it is called the testimony, the ark of the covenant (most frequently in Deuteronomy and the other…
The first thing which is here ordered to be made is the ark with its appurtenances, the furniture of the most holy place, and the special token of God's presence, for which the tabernacle was erected…
Poles of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, to be made for the transport of the ark. Cf. 1Ki 8:7 f. Similar poles are provided for carrying the table of Presence-bread, vv.27 f., the altar of…
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