Exodus 37:1

Making the Ark

1 1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits[a] and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

Exodus 37:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1-29. And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood
Jarchi says,Exodus 37:2

(See Gill on Exodus 37:1).

Exodus 37:1 In-Context

1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
2 And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it.
3 And he cast for it four rings of gold for its four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side.
4 And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold
5 and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.

Cross References 1

  • 1. For ver. 1-9, see Exodus 25:10-20

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
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