Exodus 25:17
You shall also make a propitiatory of the finest gold. Its length shall hold two and one half cubits, and the width, one and one half cubits.
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In Context
16And you shall place the testimony, which I will give to you, in the ark.
18Likewise, you shall make two Cherubim of formed gold, on both sides of the oracle.
Cross References
Exodus 26:34And you shall place the propitiatory over the ark of the testimony, in the Holy of Holies.
Exodus 37:6He also made the propitiatory, that is, the oracle, from the finest gold, two and one half cubits in length, and one and one half cubits in width,
Leviticus 16:12And taking up the censer, which he has filled from the burning coals of the altar, and drawing up with his hands the aromatic compound for incense, he shall enter within the veil, into the holy place,
Romans 3:25whom God has offered as a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to reveal his justice for the remission of the former offenses,
Hebrews 9:5And over the ark were the Cherubim of glory, overshadowing the propitiatory. There is not enough time to speak about each of these things.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 25:11-23
10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. 13 And thou shalt… Read the whole commentary →