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21 Inside it place the two flat stones with the Ten Commandments on them and put the gold lid on top of the chest. 22 I will meet you there[a] between the two creatures and tell you what my people must do and what they must not do.

The Table for the Sacred Bread

(Exodus 37.10-16)

The Lord said:

23 Make a table of acacia wood 88 centimeters long, 44 centimeters wide, and 66 centimeters high.

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Footnotes

  1. 25.22 I will meet you there: It was believed that God had his earthly throne on the lid of the sacred chest.

21 Place the cover on top of the ark(A) and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law(B) that I will give you. 22 There, above the cover between the two cherubim(C) that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet(D) with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.(E)

The Table(F)

23 “Make a table(G) of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:23 That is, about 3 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet high or about 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide and 68 centimeters high