Exodus 25:17
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17 “And you shall (A)make [a]an atoning cover of pure gold, [b]two and a half cubits [c]long and one and a half cubits [d]wide.
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- Exodus 25:17 Also called a mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
- Exodus 25:17 About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide or 1.1 m and 68 cm
- Exodus 25:17 Lit its length
- Exodus 25:17 Lit its width
Exodus 25:20
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20 And (A)the cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings and [a]facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the atoning cover.
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- Exodus 25:20 Lit their faces to
Leviticus 16:2
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2 The Lord said to Moses:
“Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter (A)at [a]any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the [b]atoning cover which is on the ark, or he will die; for (B)I will appear in the cloud over the [c]atoning cover.
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- Leviticus 16:2 I.e., of his own choosing
- Leviticus 16:2 Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
- Leviticus 16:2 Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
1 Kings 8:7
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7 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its carrying poles from above.
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