Exodus 25:22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 There I will meet you and there, from above the cover, between the two cherubim on the ark of the covenant, I will tell you all that I command you regarding the Israelites.
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Leviticus 16:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 and said to him: Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he pleases[a] into the inner sanctuary, inside the veil,(A) in front of the cover on the ark, lest he die, for I reveal myself in a cloud above the ark’s cover.
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- 16:2 Not to come whenever he pleases: access to the various parts of the sanctuary is strictly controlled. Only the high priest can enter the most holy place, and only once a year. The veil: the Letter to the Hebrews makes use of the imagery of the Day of Atonement (in Hebrew Yom Kippur) to explain Jesus’ sacrifice (Hb 9:1–14, 23–28). Ark’s cover: the meaning of kappōret is not certain. It may be connected with the verb kipper “to atone, purge” (see note on v. 6) and thus refer to this part of the ark as a focus of atonement or purification.
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