Ark of the Covenant
The sacred gold-covered chest containing the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, a jar of manna, and Aaron's budding staff (Hebrews 9:4). God commanded Moses to build it (Exodus 25:10-22) and promised to meet with Israel above its mercy seat between the two cherubim. The ark led Israel through the Jordan (Joshua 3), circled Jericho (Joshua 6), and eventually rested in Solomon's temple (1 Kings 8:1-9). It represented God's presence among his people. The ark disappeared before the Babylonian exile and was never recovered. Jeremiah 3:16 prophesied a time when it would no longer be needed.
Verses about Ark of the Covenant
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Genesis 6:18
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
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Numbers 10:33
And they departed from the mount of the Lord three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them in the three days’ journey…
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Numbers 14:44
But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.
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Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to…
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Deuteronomy 31:9
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders…
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Deuteronomy 31:25
That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,
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Deuteronomy 31:26
Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
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Joshua 3:3
And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shal…
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Joshua 3:6
And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant…
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Joshua 3:8
And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand st…
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Joshua 3:11
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
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Joshua 3:14
And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;
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Joshua 3:17
And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on …
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Joshua 4:7
Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters …
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Joshua 4:9
And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they…
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Joshua 4:18
And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the pri…
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Joshua 6:6
And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’…
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Joshua 6:8
And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the Lo…
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Joshua 8:33
And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which b…
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Judges 20:27
And the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
People Associated
Amminadab was a Levite leader from the Uzzielite clan who participated in the t…
AsaiahAsaiah was a Levite leader who assisted in bringing the ark of the covenant to …
JehozabadJehozabad was one of the sons of Obed-edom who served as a gatekeeper for the a…
JoshuaThe ark of the covenant was placed on a rock in the field of Joshua of Beth-she…
Obed-edomObed-edom was a Gittite in whose house the Ark of the Covenant stayed for three…
OthniOthni was a son of Shemaiah and served as a gatekeeper for the ark of the coven…