Exodus 37:1

Constructing the Ark

1 Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. ^{[a] 1}

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 went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

2 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

3 And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

5 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

Cross References

• 1. (Exodus 25:10–16)

Footnotes

• [a]. The ark was approximately 3.75 feet long, 2.25 feet wide, and 2.25 feet high (114.3 centimeters long, 68.6 centimeters wide, and 68.6 centimeters high).