What does the Bible say about the ark of covenant?

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• Revelation 11:19

  God's temple that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of the Lord's covenant was seen in his temple. Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed.

• Exodus 37:1-9

  [1] Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height. [2] He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it round about. [3] He cast four rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side. [4] He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. [5] He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. [6] He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its breadth. [7] He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work them, at the two ends of the mercy seat; [8] one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. [9] The cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

• Exodus 25:22

  There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I command you for the children of Israel.

• Hebrews 9:1-5

  [1] Now indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and an earthly sanctuary. [2] For there was a tabernacle prepared. In the first part were the lampstand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place. [3] After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies, [4] having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; [5] and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can't now speak in detail.

• Jeremiah 3:16

  It shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, says Yahweh, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of Yahweh; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more.

• Numbers 10:33

  They set forward from the Mount of Yahweh three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh went before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting-place for them.

• Hebrews 9:4

  having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

• Joshua 3:6

  Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. They took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

• 1 Kings 8:9

  There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

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