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ark

Meaning of “ark”

1. The sacred chest called the ark of God, the testimony, or the covenant, made for Israel and set in the tabernacle or temple; the ark of God's testament is also seen in the heavenly temple. 2. The great vessel built by Noah in which his household and living creatures were preserved through the flood. 3. The small covered vessel of bulrushes in which the infant Moses was laid.

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:14

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Exodus 25:22
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 25:22 · retained source text

And there I wil meet with thee, and I will commune with thee, from aboue the Mercie-seat, from betweene the two Cherubims which are vpon the Arke of the Testimonie, of all things which I will giue thee in commaundement vnto the children of Israel.

1611 marginal noteNumb. 7.89.

Exodus 26:33
¶ And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 26:33 · retained source text

¶ And thou shalt hang vp the Uaile vnder the taches, that thou maist bring in thither within the Uaile, the Arke of the Testimony: and the Uaile shall diuide vnto you, betweene the holy place and the most holy.

Exodus 30:6
And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 30:6 · retained source text

And thou shalt put it before the Uaile, that is by the Arke of the Testimonie before the Mercie-seat, that is, ouer the Testimonie where I will meet with thee.

Exodus 31:7
The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 31:7 · retained source text

The Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the Arke of the Testimony, and the Mercie-seat that is thereupon, & all the furniture of the Tabernacle:

1611 marginal noteHeb. vessels

Exodus 35:12
The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 35:12 · retained source text

The Arke and the staues thereof, with the Mercy seat, and the Uaile of the couering:

Exodus 37:1
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:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 37:1 · retained source text

¶ And Bezaleel made the Arke of Shittim wood: two cubites and a halfe was the length of it, and a cubite and a halfe the breadth of it, and a cubite and a halfe the height of it.

1611 marginal noteChap. 25.10.

Exodus 37:5
And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 37:5 · retained source text

And hee put the staues into the rings, by the sides of the Arke, to beare the Arke.

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