Exodus 37:6

He 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,

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In The King James Version

And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

In Context

5and he placed them into the rings, which were at the sides of the ark, to carry it.

7and then two Cherubim of ductile gold, which he positioned at the two sides of the propitiatory:

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Cross References

Exodus 25:17You 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.

1 Chronicles 28:11Then David gave to his son Solomon a description of the portico, and the temple, and the storerooms, and the upper floor, and the innermost rooms, and the house of propitiation,

Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of time arrived, God sent his Son, formed from a woman, formed under the law,

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 37:2-10

The Tabernacle and Its Furniture. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it. 4 And he made staves of shittim wood,… Read the whole commentary →

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