Exodus 37:1

Then Bezalel made the sacred chest from acacia wood. It was ◄45 in./110 cm.► long, ◄27 in./66 cm.► wide, and ◄27 in./66 cm.► high.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

2He covered it with pure gold inside and outside the chest, and he made a gold border around the top of it.

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Cross References

Exodus 25:10“ Tell the people to make a sacred chest from acacia wood. It is to be ◄45 in./110 cm.► long, ◄27 in./66 cm.► wide, and ◄27 in./66 cm.► high.

Exodus 31:7That includes the Sacred Tent, the sacred chest and its lid, all the other things that will be inside the Sacred Tent,

Exodus 40:20Then he/I took the two stone slabs on which the commandments were written and put them in the sacred chest. He/I put the carrying poles in the rings on the chest and put the lid on top of the chest.

1 Chronicles 2:20Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 37:1

Bezaleel and his workmen are still busy, making I. The ark with the mercy-seat and the cherubim, ver. 1-9 . II. The table with its vessels, ver. 10-16 . III. The candlestick with its appurtenances, ver. 17-24 . IV. The golden altar for incense, ver. 25-28 . V. The holy oil and incense, ver. 29 . The particular appointment concerning each of which we had before the 25th and 30th chapters . Read the whole commentary →

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